Lumbar Disc Hernia and Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome

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Objective: Benign joint hypermobility is a syndrome that it can be seen together with many other muscle-skeleton disorders. Lower backpain is an important result of hypermobility syndrome. The aim of this study is representing of whether there is a relation between lumbar disc hernia and benign hypermobility syndrome. Material and Methods: 133 patients who diagnosed with lumbar disc hernia was included in this study. By using of revised brighton criteria of these patients, hypermobility is evaluated. Results: 80 female (%60.2) and 53 male (%39.8) totally 133 patient were placed in the study. Mean age was 41.6 ±10.2 in female and 38.6±11.9 in male. Mean Beighton score was 1.14±1.6. According to revised brighton criteria, 15 patients (%11.3) had hypermobility. Conclusion: Benign joint hypermobility can be a symptom accompanied by lumbar disc hernia. At the same time, benign joint hypermobility can form a risk for lumbar disc hernia. However, such a relation couldn’t be found in our study. Altough hypermobility is being seen widely in the population and because of not to take into consideration this fact; the patients is wrongly diagnosed and treated unnecessarily. Keeping in mind of benign joint hypermobility syndrome is also important with regard to preventive medicine because of the tendency of many other muscle-skeleton disorders.

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Benign joint hypermobility syndrome , Beighton criteria , Brighton criteriai , lumber disc hernia

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