Hypermobility GJH Extreme (EDS HSD) and long Covid
- SEDSConnective
- Sep 20
- 1 min read
New Paper ' Variant connective tissue as a risk for long Covid'
Researchers investigated whether GJH increases the risk of long COVID.
• 1,816 people from the U.S. and U.K.
• 352 had long COVID
What "extreme hypermobility" means: Those in the top 10th percentile for hypermobility within their respective age and sex group were classified as having extreme hypermobility .
Why it matters:
• People with EXTREME hypermobility appear to be at particularly high risk for long COVID.
• In the future this could help identify it, earlier intervention and care.
The researchers think this happens because variant connective tissue may make people more vulnerable to the long-term effects of viral infections.
In the future this could help identify it, earlier intervention and care.
The researchers think this happens because variant connective tissue may make people more vulnerable to the long-term effects of viral infections.
At SEDSConnective we have supported this from the beginning with our differences in connective tissue and the crossover of various viral infections or from other injuries. This is why diagnosis for hEDS EDS and HSD must continue.
Read more here :
Torok RA, Lubell J, Rudy RM, Eccles J, Quadt L. Variant connective tissue as a risk factor for long COVID: a case-control study of data from a retrospective online survey of adults in the USA and UK. BMJ Public Health. 2025;3:e002949. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-002949
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