United States – Research findings state that individuals who possess double joints with greater degrees of flexibility might be predisposed to contracting long COVID.
Study Overview
The findings were posted in the journal BMJ Public Health shows that double-jointed people have 30% more chances of not fully recovering from COVID-19 than those who are more flexible, as reported by The Associated Press.
As the study shows, they tend to experience severe tiredness at a higher rate than normal people.
It can be seen in this case that COVID looks for whatever doors it can find to enter and take advantage of any part of the body, researchers mentioned.
Long COVID is more common in people who already have one or more of the disorders, such as fibromyalgia, IBS, allergies, etc. It was also noted by the researchers that these conditions are also common among the double-jointed.
Insights from Researchers
Towards the end of the study, what the researchers named “joint laxity” offered “a vital clue about the variations in the connective tissues’ composition that can lead to problems not only in the joints but also in other bodily systems.” This was spearheaded by Dr. Jessica Eccles, a clinical neuroscientist attached to Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, U.K.
Concerning the study, researchers used the data from over 3000 participants in COVID symptom research.
Study Methodology and Findings
1/3 of people said they had not fully recovered from their last about of COVID, and around 29% of those experienced double-jointed.
Whether other factors were measured or not, double-jointedness was significantly related to poor completion of infections and higher levels of pain.
COVID long probably a syndrome which is caused by the coronavirus by the time of the immune, inflammatory, nervous, respiratory and cardio-vascular of human beings’ system, claimed the research.
Extremely flexible joints are thought to be one of the routes COVID does permanent damage to the body instead, the research team concluded, as reported by The Associated Press.
Although the study does not provide a clear mechanism for the connection between single-jointedness and long COVID, it demonstrates that there is a relationship between the two. Researchers further recognized that the study sample was limited in diversity; mostly, the participants were white ladies.