Re: to (Kaitlin) DBB IS HARMFUL FOR HIPS?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Kaitlin is probably double jointed. That's why she can do all

these " weird " things with her knees and arms. You should ask your

doctor about it. I know a six year old girl (non clubfoot) who is

double jointed and their parents send her to gymnastics and she is

great in it!

Just a thought.

Kody 2/1/04 rt atyp CF 23/7 DBB

Serendy 6/29/02

> Kaitlin is too young for me to see if she has hip problems or

not. I will

> say that she can do some pretty funky things with her knees. I

really believe

> it is because of the DBB. She can bend her knees in ways that I

could not even

> imagine... almost completely sideways. It might be that her

ligaments and

> tendons have not tightened up yet because she is so young...I

don't know. It

> used to freak me out though. I can hold her and I will try to

straighten her

> knees but she bends them back and sometimes she will move her

knees side to side

> and they make a popping feeling. She does this intentionally and

I don't

> believe it is painful. She is able to bear weight fine and I

don't know if it is

> because she is so young or what. I hope it doesn't cause her any

problems.

> Then again she also twists her arms into funky positions too now

that I think

> about it...Maybe its jsut a baby thing. Just thought I would

mention it since

> we were discussing the subject.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Kaitlin is probably double jointed. That's why she can do all

these " weird " things with her knees and arms. You should ask your

doctor about it. I know a six year old girl (non clubfoot) who is

double jointed and their parents send her to gymnastics and she is

great in it!

Just a thought.

Kody 2/1/04 rt atyp CF 23/7 DBB

Serendy 6/29/02

> Kaitlin is too young for me to see if she has hip problems or

not. I will

> say that she can do some pretty funky things with her knees. I

really believe

> it is because of the DBB. She can bend her knees in ways that I

could not even

> imagine... almost completely sideways. It might be that her

ligaments and

> tendons have not tightened up yet because she is so young...I

don't know. It

> used to freak me out though. I can hold her and I will try to

straighten her

> knees but she bends them back and sometimes she will move her

knees side to side

> and they make a popping feeling. She does this intentionally and

I don't

> believe it is painful. She is able to bear weight fine and I

don't know if it is

> because she is so young or what. I hope it doesn't cause her any

problems.

> Then again she also twists her arms into funky positions too now

that I think

> about it...Maybe its jsut a baby thing. Just thought I would

mention it since

> we were discussing the subject.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/19/2004 9:15:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

claugauga@... writes:

> Hi ,

>

> Kaitlin is probably double jointed. That's why she can do all

> these " weird " things with her knees and arms. You should ask your

> doctor about it. I know a six year old girl (non clubfoot) who is

> double jointed and their parents send her to gymnastics and she is

> great in it!

> Just a thought.

>

That is an interesting thought. I wonder what causes that and how it is

diagnosed. It's not a bad thing is it?

Thanks for the thought.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/19/2004 9:15:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

claugauga@... writes:

> Hi ,

>

> Kaitlin is probably double jointed. That's why she can do all

> these " weird " things with her knees and arms. You should ask your

> doctor about it. I know a six year old girl (non clubfoot) who is

> double jointed and their parents send her to gymnastics and she is

> great in it!

> Just a thought.

>

That is an interesting thought. I wonder what causes that and how it is

diagnosed. It's not a bad thing is it?

Thanks for the thought.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I think with the other girl they found it by doing an x-ray for

whatever reason and they were able to see it that way. But they did

it when she was already older. As far as I know it's not a bad thing

and in sports it can be an advantage. They are a lot of circus

artists who are double jointed. (In german we call them " Snakeman " ,

because they are so flexible)

> In a message dated 10/19/2004 9:15:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

> claugauga@y... writes:

>

> > Hi ,

> >

> > Kaitlin is probably double jointed. That's why she can do all

> > these " weird " things with her knees and arms. You should ask

your

> > doctor about it. I know a six year old girl (non clubfoot) who

is

> > double jointed and their parents send her to gymnastics and she

is

> > great in it!

> > Just a thought.

> >

>

> That is an interesting thought. I wonder what causes that and how

it is

> diagnosed. It's not a bad thing is it?

> Thanks for the thought.

>

>

>

>