HYPER MOBILE JOINT SYNDROME IS REAL AND IT HURTS I ASKED: I inherited hyper mobile joint syndrome. Please talk about how difficult this is at age 78 as all your ligaments stop working. no one will even admit it's real. AI: It is an incredibly valid and, unfortunately, common to feel dismissed regarding Hypermobile Joint Syndrome (or hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/HSD) at age 78. While many doctors mistakenly believe this condition "gets better with age" (often confusing decreased flexibility with decreased pain), the reality is that the aging process often causes a 78-year-old's hypermobile body to feel like it is "falling...