Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Hypermobility is often missed because the standard screening tool only captures part of the picture. In this episode, Dr. Aaron Hartman explains how to actually identify hypermobility using the Beighton score, where that score falls short, and the physical signs clinicians and patients can look for. This is for anyone trying to understand whether loose, stretchy connective tissue may be driving their symptoms.
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đź“– UnCURABLE: From Hopeless Diagnosis to Defying All Odds
For everyone medicine has let down → UnCurableBook.com
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Dr. Hartman breaks down what the Beighton score measures, why it was built as a research and epidemiology tool rather than a clinical diagnosis, and the many blind spots that cause it to miss people, including the spine, neck, hips, and changes during pregnancy. He then walks through the head-to-toe physical signs he looks for, from facial structure and skin texture to scoliosis, stretch marks, foot changes, and childhood markers like W-sitting and frequent ankle sprains. Because hypermobility is fundamentally a fascial issue, he explains how it can ripple into the heart, gut, brain, nervous system, and immune system, which is why a full plan has to account for it.
This is Part 2 of 3, Part 1 introduces hypermobility and its links to chronic illness; Part 3 covers the nutritional, advanced, and bodywork therapies that move the needle.
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ABOUT AARON HARTMAN, MD
Aaron Hartman, MD is a triple-board-certified physician, bestselling author of UnCURABLE: From Hopeless Diagnosis to Defying All Odds, and founder of Richmond Integrative & Functional Medicine. Dr. Hartman is known as the champion of the medically abandoned—helping people once labeled “uncurable” find REAL health and hope through the body’s natural abilities to heal and repair.
AaronHartmanMD.com
Hypermobility is often missed because the standard screening tool only captures part of the picture. In this episode, Dr. Aaron Hartman explains how to actually identify hypermobility using the Beighton score, where that score falls short, and the physical signs clinicians and patients can look for. This is for anyone trying to understand whether loose, stretchy connective tissue may be driving their symptoms.
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đź“– UnCURABLE: From Hopeless Diagnosis to Defying All Odds
For everyone medicine has let down → UnCurableBook.com
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Dr. Hartman breaks down what the Beighton score measures, why it was built as a research and epidemiology tool rather than a clinical diagnosis, and the many blind spots that cause it to miss people, including the spine, neck, hips, and changes during pregnancy. He then walks through the head-to-toe physical signs he looks for, from facial structure and skin texture to scoliosis, stretch marks, foot changes, and childhood markers like W-sitting and frequent ankle sprains. Because hypermobility is fundamentally a fascial issue, he explains how it can ripple into the heart, gut, brain, nervous system, and immune system, which is why a full plan has to account for it.
This is Part 2 of 3, Part 1 introduces hypermobility and its links to chronic illness; Part 3 covers the nutritional, advanced, and bodywork therapies that move the needle.
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ABOUT AARON HARTMAN, MD
Aaron Hartman, MD is a triple-board-certified physician, bestselling author of UnCURABLE: From Hopeless Diagnosis to Defying All Odds, and founder of Richmond Integrative & Functional Medicine. Dr. Hartman is known as the champion of the medically abandoned—helping people once labeled “uncurable” find REAL health and hope through the body’s natural abilities to heal and repair.
AaronHartmanMD.com
