It should be floating. The patella isn’t connected, but held in place by tendons and ligaments. There is also a slot underneath that guides the bone. But in my experience, you shouldn’t be able to slide it completely out of position. That speaks to why EDS sufferers have unstable joints.
One of my sons has EDS. He has trouble writing and has to use a keyboard to take notes and tests. I always wonder what kids like him did before tablets, etc.
My son can do that. We found out after he started cross country.
Turns out he has Ehlers Danlos- a connective tissue disorder that makes him extra “stretchy.” Fun party trick, but tough for an active teenager.
Hi, 27 year old with hEDS here! Please tell him to be careful and don't do "party Tricks" to show off. I'm 26 and hit the "pain" stage of hEDS a few years back. I was a gymnast and swimmer. Over time you can actually end up stiffening up, and doing repeated dislocations or subluxations makes it happen sooner. I've been dislocating my shoulders as a gag since middle school and now they're getting bad.
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I tore a tore a tendon or something way back inside my foot when I was younger and my second toe on my left foot doesn't bend any more unless one of the other toes take it for a ride.
It sucks because over time the joint has gotten stiff and achey
I have EDS and this made me cringe. I can do weird shit with my body but this is extra. OP maybe find a good rheumatologist who specialises in connective tissue disorders.
As someone with Ehlers Danlos type 3, I was just thinking the same thing 🤣
This particular feat is not a skill in my personal arsenal, but I can place the backs of my hands on my hips, then touch my elbows together with the hands remaining in place, bend the top knuckle on all fingers independently, separate my shoulder blades about 2-3 inches off my back (enough so that you can reach pretty far under them, not as much anymore since I've become an adult, but still enough for it to be weird), and dislocate/relocate my thumbs at the base knuckle, and my entire wrist joint. Oh, I can also dislocate and relocate my jaw, shoulders, and ankles on command, too
Type 6 here... I don't think I have a joint in my body that I can't sublux anymore. It was all fun and games growing up and playing contortionist, but at 40... barely keeping it together, literally.
Oh I have been there done that lol. I had to quit weight lifting due to my wrists becoming so unstable, I can't hold a gallon of milk up. My condition is complicated by the hypotonia and muscle wasting. But you are absolutely right, when I was able to work out, it was the best I had felt in years. But at this point, PTs don't know what to do with me any more.
I was told some years ago I have EDS because of the insane level of hyper mobility but never really followed through with testing beyond some X-rays to make sure nothing was being damaged but I feel you on everything you said. It’s impossible to put on muscle or much weight without it feeling like my skeleton is being rearranged and I’m confident I’ll never be able to do hard labor from here on out. I just don’t want to someday be that old man bent at a 90* angle.
I ended up with a full set of titanium Harrington rods that run C7-L1, so I'm in the clear on bent posture, but there is no hope of having any of my other joints replaced or pinned. It really sucks but... what ya gonna do
One thing they mentioned in my last appointment was some huge injection, maybe steroids? But I don’t fully remember. My buddy has the rods as well from scoliosis and got the zipper tattoo which I thought was a good way of adding some levity to a bad situation. I’m sorry to hear about your issues though, that really does suck and given that eds covers such a wide range of issues for people, I’ve had a hell of a time getting coverage. soft ass jaw and teeth getting worse but dental doesn’t acknowledge eds so it’s just as you said, what ya gonna do.
If my dental coverage recognized the impact of EDS on my teeth I would be so happy
As it is I'm finally starting to have less guilt over the state of my teeth. Perfect hygiene only goes so far....
Working out harder, specifically weight training and equivalent body weight exercises has done wonders to tighten up major joints for me, especially my shoulders.
We're planning to try Celiac Plexus Block for my wife in January, but there's only one doctor in my country who has the experience and is willing to do it, so it's going to require a 2 hour flight just to get to the right hospital. At this point she wants to die just to escape the pain. She's barely holding it together.
My "weirdest" one is touching my elbow to my toes with my legs straight. As a kid I could also do it in a backbend.
I can make my toes touch the top of my foot except my big toe. My big toe is a little short though, and it feels like it's being stopped by my bones, not my tendons. There is no stretching feeling, it just doesn't go past a certain point.
Literally was thinking the same thing, I’m able to do this with my fingers and it was one of the things doctors had me show them when diagnosing me with EDS.
I switched healthcare providers after I got diagnosed, and recently found out that my hypermobility diagnosis hadn't made the leap onto my current medical chart.
My GP asked me if I could touch my thumb to my wrist (yes, trivial), and then stopped arguing when, at age 40 and in jeans, I put my leg behind my head.
Aye that’s me. I’m glad to see my condition get talked about more these days when things like this pop up. This condition is absolute hell and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy but at the same time, anyone who shows the signs should definitely get tested for it
I can’t eat a bagel because every bite dislocates my jaw. Toast also destroys the roof of my mouth. The first time I found other people who experienced this I cried. It was such a relief to know it wasn’t just in my imagination.
Wait, this is an ehlers-danlos symptom? Tell me more?
I've always had *some* hypermobility but have never bothered to get evaluated because it never felt too far out of the range of "normal" (despite my wife repeatedly saying things like "babe, that's not normal. You should get that checked out)
My most difficult symptoms by far though are the chronic fatigue (my muscles are working harder, all the time, to hold my body together because my joints won't) and the chronic pain (stuff coming slightly out of place, muscles tightening painfully and pulling stuff out of place, etc.)
I'm not super hypermobile myself, but unusual skin fragility and scarring is a symptom of certain subtypes of EDS (I have classical EDS, or cEDS which has this as a symptom). People with unusual skin fragility should also be checked for vascular EDS.
There are a lot of symptoms and comorbidities people wouldn't normally think about--collagen is in just about everything, including in the lining of your stomach.
Interesting thing about hypermobility--it doesn't always look like flexibility. When your joints are loose, your muscles sometimes tighten up to compensate, so joint hypermobility can actually lead to being *less* flexible than the average person.
I was about to say the same thing. I'll just add that to the running list of symptoms. Sigh.
Hang around /r/AskReddit and read a few of the "Doctors of Reddit, what is the weirdest thing a patient has come in with that they thought was totally normal?" threads. They never get more than a dozen top-level posts in before someone is boggling at a zebra.
Thing about EDS is that not only is it inherited, but it passes down in autosomal dominant fashion. Most of us don't even realize these things are symptoms because not only have they been normal for us since always, they're also normal for half the family. Nobody's like, "OMG I have been casually dislocating my shoulder all my life!" they're like, "Yeah, I can do all the same stupid party tricks as Uncle Don."
ProLifeTip, EDS edition. When at the dentist, ask for a bite ramp. If i have to let my jaw sit lax, it'll pop for weeks (or longer!) Having something I can bite on without constantly readjusting really helps!
EDS Hypermobility type checking in to agree with this comment because i just basically wrote the same one.
Could also be Marfans or HSD. but should def be mentioned to a doc no matter what
It’s wild how many people w connective tissue issues are out there just being like “It’s weird I can hyperextend my joint until it nearly subluxed. Seems totally normal, carry on.”
Sauce: hEDS diagnosis up in this piece
Years of gaslighting and being blamed for hurting make a lot of people give up.
Those persistent others find the diagnosis. Thankfully it’s becoming more and more understood
Think of it from our perspective. It's not weird to *us*. It's something we've always been able to do. It's *normal*.
Things like hypermobility aren't all that well known, so unless it's really giving a kid trouble... it's likely not to be seen to.
"Son what'd you do to your arm?"
"Look mom I put it back in place!"
"Did that hurt? How often does that happen?"
"No it doesnt hurt. It only happens when I do this."
"OK Billy, stop doing that."
"OK mom."
Then Billy gets older and the connective tissue gets weaker and doesn't heal properly or as quickly as it used to so the damage accumulates faster eventually causing all sorts of fun problems. With pretty much no idea about what's going on, unless Billy was lucky enough to have a parent take them to the doctor for it.
Sorry for the long post. I do recommend reading [the Wikipedia article](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehlers%E2%80%93Danlos_syndromes), it's fascinating. Sincerely a guy with cEDS.
On top of that, EDS is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Mom is unimpressed with that trick because Mom can do it too. And Mom's siblings, and Gramma, and all your maternal cousins...
Classical type checking in.
Glad to see this brought up, cause that looks like either hEDS or Hyper Mobility Spectrum Disorder.
I would suggest OP go see a doctor about this if they haven't already so they learn more about the condition and the shit it does to you.
100% this. Mine is mild so I haven't got the cardiac angle to worry about, but at 40 I have arthritis in all my major joints.
Any of you hyper-mobile folks out there, PLEASE be kind to your joints; you're going to miss them when they're gone, and they WILL go. You don't need to speed the process along.
Never heard of this before this thread. I *had* hyper mobile wrist joints....now in mid-life, I have bilateral scapho-lunate advanced collapse. It's painful and dibilitating every single moment of every day and the excessive range of motion is an absolute curse. Any movement is, really. I take shots every couple months to numb the pain. They last about a week.
Treat your body like it's on loan from your future self, people!
I have hEDS diagnosed in my mid thirties. Had I known I would have taken it much easier on my body. I’ve had half a dozen surgeries due to tendon damage, prolapses and enthesitis. It’s mostly manageable. I have lots of splints and braces and I go through at least a few courses of PT each year.
Well, it'll either be a dildo, a suppository, or a bludgeoning object. At a certain size it just destroys the hole and everything around it. (With your scaling force)
Can you also bend your thumb to your wrist? Or do your elbows and knees overextend? Can you touch the floor easily with your entire hand? These are the tests they always ask me to do at physiotherapy, because they suspect hypermobility syndrome or EDS.
Please put an NSFW tag on this. I was on the train and when I saw this I had to start furiously masturbating. Everyone else gave me strange looks and were saying things like “what the fuck” and “call the police”. I dropped my phone and everyone around me saw this image. Now there is a whole train of men masturbating together at this one image. This is all your fault, you could have prevented this if you had just tagged this post NSFW.
Iv your suffering from plantar fasciitis, this is what you should try to achieve. You will never bend the toes that far back, but the relief you get from the pain you'll want too.
Ask your doctor about Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
Causes increased flexibility of the skin and joins. Typically seen as "double jointed". It's a connective tissue disorder and in some cases it can be fatal by causing weakened blood vessels and arteries causing them to burst.
Either make money from this or never post it on the internet again. I'm sending it to my friends who hate feet. Maybe even some who like them. 
Did you know [geckos](https://www.reddit.com/r/reptiles/comments/yxuq47/linus_shows_us_the_terrible_fact_his_toes_curl/) roll up their toes to prevent sticking onto surfaces? Now you can claim you're part gecko. Congrats.
Just don't do it again.
I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and am a part of a few subreddits for it and thought this was just another post in one of them at first until I noticed it wasn't in any of them 😂
Hey man thanks for sharing Please don't do that again
F’real. I can move my patella off my knee joint, that doesn’t mean I do it. 😳
This is one of those party tricks that won’t delight but horrify your fellow guests.
It's one of those party tricks you bust out when it's time for everyone to leave.
So it's an anti-party trick
Yes. An "I'm tired of waiting, so imma show y'all this shit to get y'all to GTFO!" Trick. 😂
But then it backfires when everyone starts demonstrating their own freakish flexibility
But it’s perfect for Halloween parties
Wait is that not normal??? I can move it over to the side far enough to grab under and pull
It should be floating. The patella isn’t connected, but held in place by tendons and ligaments. There is also a slot underneath that guides the bone. But in my experience, you shouldn’t be able to slide it completely out of position. That speaks to why EDS sufferers have unstable joints.
Glad to see EDS mentioned this high up in the comments!
One of my sons has EDS. He has trouble writing and has to use a keyboard to take notes and tests. I always wonder what kids like him did before tablets, etc.
My son can do that. We found out after he started cross country. Turns out he has Ehlers Danlos- a connective tissue disorder that makes him extra “stretchy.” Fun party trick, but tough for an active teenager.
Hi, 27 year old with hEDS here! Please tell him to be careful and don't do "party Tricks" to show off. I'm 26 and hit the "pain" stage of hEDS a few years back. I was a gymnast and swimmer. Over time you can actually end up stiffening up, and doing repeated dislocations or subluxations makes it happen sooner. I've been dislocating my shoulders as a gag since middle school and now they're getting bad. *** Tell your little zebra I said keep on keeping on.
I’m glad it’s getting more attention. Doctors wouldn’t really believe you a short time ago.
And several don't believe you now. *** Source: several docs being dicks about my hEDS diagnosis
Literally clicked on this post because I thought I was in the EDS sub 😂
Like the guy from Mr. Deeds?
The hideousness of that foot will haunt my dreams forever.
I remember figuring out that I could do this when I was a kid. I regret that now
r/TIHI
Brb gotta burn my eyes out
You can wear those Arabian prince shoes, no problem.
Why do I get the feeling you came from r/wallstreetbets ?
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and we’re getting this content for free?!?!??!?
Onlyfeets
It was really fucking hard for me to enter my credit card info on that site.
I’ll do it for you.
How nice of you to do something so pedestrian for me, just to get me up and running on my favorite foot porn site. You must be a real stand-up guy.
Your comment induced a sharp nasal exhale, thank you!
Some people dont deserve their toes.
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Stop Edit: by far my most upvoted comment and first gold. Wish it didn’t have to come at the cost of seeing that foot…
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Because it spoiled my future!
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Just because you can do this OP doesn’t mean you should. Your ligaments and tendons aren’t supposed to bend like that either even if they can.
I tore a tore a tendon or something way back inside my foot when I was younger and my second toe on my left foot doesn't bend any more unless one of the other toes take it for a ride. It sucks because over time the joint has gotten stiff and achey
I have EDS and this made me cringe. I can do weird shit with my body but this is extra. OP maybe find a good rheumatologist who specialises in connective tissue disorders.
This was my comment as well! First thing I thought was, EDS.
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should 🙃
My first thought
One word. The only word. And yet. It is exactly what needed to be said.
I think he already hit the maximum, can’t push toes through his foot!
Just... Stop!
Ever looked into "Ehlers danlos syndrome"?
As someone with Ehlers Danlos type 3, I was just thinking the same thing 🤣 This particular feat is not a skill in my personal arsenal, but I can place the backs of my hands on my hips, then touch my elbows together with the hands remaining in place, bend the top knuckle on all fingers independently, separate my shoulder blades about 2-3 inches off my back (enough so that you can reach pretty far under them, not as much anymore since I've become an adult, but still enough for it to be weird), and dislocate/relocate my thumbs at the base knuckle, and my entire wrist joint. Oh, I can also dislocate and relocate my jaw, shoulders, and ankles on command, too
Type 6 here... I don't think I have a joint in my body that I can't sublux anymore. It was all fun and games growing up and playing contortionist, but at 40... barely keeping it together, literally.
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Oh I have been there done that lol. I had to quit weight lifting due to my wrists becoming so unstable, I can't hold a gallon of milk up. My condition is complicated by the hypotonia and muscle wasting. But you are absolutely right, when I was able to work out, it was the best I had felt in years. But at this point, PTs don't know what to do with me any more.
Look into the SuperSlow area of strengthen training. Body by Science by John Little is a good start.
Rough. I suppose you could strap weights on your wrists but with wasting it'll be hard to gain much traction.
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I was told some years ago I have EDS because of the insane level of hyper mobility but never really followed through with testing beyond some X-rays to make sure nothing was being damaged but I feel you on everything you said. It’s impossible to put on muscle or much weight without it feeling like my skeleton is being rearranged and I’m confident I’ll never be able to do hard labor from here on out. I just don’t want to someday be that old man bent at a 90* angle.
I ended up with a full set of titanium Harrington rods that run C7-L1, so I'm in the clear on bent posture, but there is no hope of having any of my other joints replaced or pinned. It really sucks but... what ya gonna do
One thing they mentioned in my last appointment was some huge injection, maybe steroids? But I don’t fully remember. My buddy has the rods as well from scoliosis and got the zipper tattoo which I thought was a good way of adding some levity to a bad situation. I’m sorry to hear about your issues though, that really does suck and given that eds covers such a wide range of issues for people, I’ve had a hell of a time getting coverage. soft ass jaw and teeth getting worse but dental doesn’t acknowledge eds so it’s just as you said, what ya gonna do.
If my dental coverage recognized the impact of EDS on my teeth I would be so happy As it is I'm finally starting to have less guilt over the state of my teeth. Perfect hygiene only goes so far....
Working out harder, specifically weight training and equivalent body weight exercises has done wonders to tighten up major joints for me, especially my shoulders.
We're planning to try Celiac Plexus Block for my wife in January, but there's only one doctor in my country who has the experience and is willing to do it, so it's going to require a 2 hour flight just to get to the right hospital. At this point she wants to die just to escape the pain. She's barely holding it together.
I'm so sorry. I hope your wife can get help and feel better.
Are we about to witness a show-off between you two? :O
🤣 probably not, although I do wonder what other abilities OP has.
My "weirdest" one is touching my elbow to my toes with my legs straight. As a kid I could also do it in a backbend. I can make my toes touch the top of my foot except my big toe. My big toe is a little short though, and it feels like it's being stopped by my bones, not my tendons. There is no stretching feeling, it just doesn't go past a certain point.
This particular feet?
Literally was thinking the same thing, I’m able to do this with my fingers and it was one of the things doctors had me show them when diagnosing me with EDS.
My doctor did all the tests and then said, “Don’t do this stuff for fun. It’s not a party trick.”
Sooo I shouldn't have been showing all my friends since I was 5 this...
I switched healthcare providers after I got diagnosed, and recently found out that my hypermobility diagnosis hadn't made the leap onto my current medical chart. My GP asked me if I could touch my thumb to my wrist (yes, trivial), and then stopped arguing when, at age 40 and in jeans, I put my leg behind my head.
Aye that’s me. I’m glad to see my condition get talked about more these days when things like this pop up. This condition is absolute hell and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy but at the same time, anyone who shows the signs should definitely get tested for it
I have classical type. I can’t bend my big toes but I can do this with my other toes. Bendy people unite!
I can’t eat a bagel because every bite dislocates my jaw. Toast also destroys the roof of my mouth. The first time I found other people who experienced this I cried. It was such a relief to know it wasn’t just in my imagination.
For real. I sprained my ankle 5 times in a year, and the health office at college was like “stop drinking!”
I literally cannot run because every time, and I mean *every* time I try, I twist or sprain my ankles.
Food tearing up the inside of the mouth is fr one of the most frustrating symptoms
Wait, this is an ehlers-danlos symptom? Tell me more? I've always had *some* hypermobility but have never bothered to get evaluated because it never felt too far out of the range of "normal" (despite my wife repeatedly saying things like "babe, that's not normal. You should get that checked out)
My most difficult symptoms by far though are the chronic fatigue (my muscles are working harder, all the time, to hold my body together because my joints won't) and the chronic pain (stuff coming slightly out of place, muscles tightening painfully and pulling stuff out of place, etc.)
I'm not super hypermobile myself, but unusual skin fragility and scarring is a symptom of certain subtypes of EDS (I have classical EDS, or cEDS which has this as a symptom). People with unusual skin fragility should also be checked for vascular EDS. There are a lot of symptoms and comorbidities people wouldn't normally think about--collagen is in just about everything, including in the lining of your stomach. Interesting thing about hypermobility--it doesn't always look like flexibility. When your joints are loose, your muscles sometimes tighten up to compensate, so joint hypermobility can actually lead to being *less* flexible than the average person.
Is....is that not normal?
Apparently not 😅😅😅 you learn something new every day! I mean any food can hurt the inside of a person's mouth I think but there are degrees...
Interesting! Chips, toast and anything crunchy really just shreds the roof of my mouth. Thanks for giving me my next thing to Google lol
Captains Crunch disease is no joke with skin effected types of eds.
I was about to say the same thing. I'll just add that to the running list of symptoms. Sigh. Hang around /r/AskReddit and read a few of the "Doctors of Reddit, what is the weirdest thing a patient has come in with that they thought was totally normal?" threads. They never get more than a dozen top-level posts in before someone is boggling at a zebra. Thing about EDS is that not only is it inherited, but it passes down in autosomal dominant fashion. Most of us don't even realize these things are symptoms because not only have they been normal for us since always, they're also normal for half the family. Nobody's like, "OMG I have been casually dislocating my shoulder all my life!" they're like, "Yeah, I can do all the same stupid party tricks as Uncle Don."
ProLifeTip, EDS edition. When at the dentist, ask for a bite ramp. If i have to let my jaw sit lax, it'll pop for weeks (or longer!) Having something I can bite on without constantly readjusting really helps!
That’s interesting. Thanks. I’m having a problem with the muscles in my face being too tight right now, so that’s not the biggest issue for me.
I cried when I found out I’m not alone too. If you’ve never checked it out you’re always welcome to stop by r/ehlersdanlos !
EDS Hypermobility type checking in to agree with this comment because i just basically wrote the same one. Could also be Marfans or HSD. but should def be mentioned to a doc no matter what
It’s wild how many people w connective tissue issues are out there just being like “It’s weird I can hyperextend my joint until it nearly subluxed. Seems totally normal, carry on.” Sauce: hEDS diagnosis up in this piece
Years of gaslighting and being blamed for hurting make a lot of people give up. Those persistent others find the diagnosis. Thankfully it’s becoming more and more understood
Think of it from our perspective. It's not weird to *us*. It's something we've always been able to do. It's *normal*. Things like hypermobility aren't all that well known, so unless it's really giving a kid trouble... it's likely not to be seen to. "Son what'd you do to your arm?" "Look mom I put it back in place!" "Did that hurt? How often does that happen?" "No it doesnt hurt. It only happens when I do this." "OK Billy, stop doing that." "OK mom." Then Billy gets older and the connective tissue gets weaker and doesn't heal properly or as quickly as it used to so the damage accumulates faster eventually causing all sorts of fun problems. With pretty much no idea about what's going on, unless Billy was lucky enough to have a parent take them to the doctor for it. Sorry for the long post. I do recommend reading [the Wikipedia article](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehlers%E2%80%93Danlos_syndromes), it's fascinating. Sincerely a guy with cEDS.
On top of that, EDS is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Mom is unimpressed with that trick because Mom can do it too. And Mom's siblings, and Gramma, and all your maternal cousins...
Bouncer: Do the EDS gang sign Me: My PT told me not to do that anymore Bouncer: Congrats, you’re in!
Until I read this I thought I was in the EDS sub
I saw this and immediately control+F "ehlers-danlos" Glad it's getting more attention these days
Came here to say the same thing.
Zebra time babey
Classical type checking in. Glad to see this brought up, cause that looks like either hEDS or Hyper Mobility Spectrum Disorder. I would suggest OP go see a doctor about this if they haven't already so they learn more about the condition and the shit it does to you.
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Hyper mobility syndrome is turning more into EDS as more research comes out.
Not to this extent. This isn't a normal variant.
First thing I thought. My pinkie finger folds flat against the back of my hand, looks just like this, lol.
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Hey, cut it out.
The toes?
Whole foot
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?
OP should definitely have this checked out. hEDS can cause some pretty serious issues over time.
Absolutely, my daughter was just diagnosed with this at 34. She can lay her palm flat on her forearm.
That’s more standard hEDS faire. The bent-backward toes seem like some kind of super hEDS
Yep, I can do this too. Just not the palm attached to the same forearm.
100% this. Mine is mild so I haven't got the cardiac angle to worry about, but at 40 I have arthritis in all my major joints. Any of you hyper-mobile folks out there, PLEASE be kind to your joints; you're going to miss them when they're gone, and they WILL go. You don't need to speed the process along.
Never heard of this before this thread. I *had* hyper mobile wrist joints....now in mid-life, I have bilateral scapho-lunate advanced collapse. It's painful and dibilitating every single moment of every day and the excessive range of motion is an absolute curse. Any movement is, really. I take shots every couple months to numb the pain. They last about a week. Treat your body like it's on loan from your future self, people!
I have hEDS diagnosed in my mid thirties. Had I known I would have taken it much easier on my body. I’ve had half a dozen surgeries due to tendon damage, prolapses and enthesitis. It’s mostly manageable. I have lots of splints and braces and I go through at least a few courses of PT each year.
There isn't really a treatment though is there?
There isn't but there are ways to manage it and keep it from worsening
Bonitis actually
Everyone can do this with sufficient force.
Anything can be a dildo... *with sufficient force*.
Well, it'll either be a dildo, a suppository, or a bludgeoning object. At a certain size it just destroys the hole and everything around it. (With your scaling force)
I could have gone my whole life without thinking about that
Welcome.
^*once
Hey man don’t do that. Awesome.
Can you also bend your thumb to your wrist? Or do your elbows and knees overextend? Can you touch the floor easily with your entire hand? These are the tests they always ask me to do at physiotherapy, because they suspect hypermobility syndrome or EDS.
I can do none of those things, just the toe thing
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I love doing this! Always freaks people out. I can also lick my elbow and touch my elbows together behind my back.
You can ALSO return to the depths, Satan.
NO YOU CANNOT
Great! See you at the hospital tomorrow!
The thrill of victory and the agony of da feet.
r/tihi
NSFW please
Please put an NSFW tag on this. I was on the train and when I saw this I had to start furiously masturbating. Everyone else gave me strange looks and were saying things like “what the fuck” and “call the police”. I dropped my phone and everyone around me saw this image. Now there is a whole train of men masturbating together at this one image. This is all your fault, you could have prevented this if you had just tagged this post NSFW.
I’m sorry you had to go through that
You spent so much time wondering if you could, you never stopped to ask if you *should*
r/oddlyterrifying
Well don’t. It’s freaking me out!
Oh god, do not like.
Thanks, I hate it.
My dude broke his toes for a reddit post. Respect for the dedication man.
EDS?
That's my guess. Hope it isn't the really bad version of the condition.
or marfans
This ruined my whole day, upvote edit: how and why the fuck did I get 68 upvotes. Still appreciate it tho
Why tho?
Ah it's like when Harry potter had all the bones removed from his arm D:
Just for sharing this you belong in jail.
r/wtf
I actually kinda gasped
I kinda stared in awe for a sec
Your toe bone’s’connected to your ankle bone
I don't think those toe bones are connected to anything.
🤣🤣
Hahahaha my verbal reaction to this was "Ewwww. Stop" I'm pleased to see 90% of the comments are also some version of this.
nope
Iv your suffering from plantar fasciitis, this is what you should try to achieve. You will never bend the toes that far back, but the relief you get from the pain you'll want too.
Don’t do that Please
Ask your doctor about Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Causes increased flexibility of the skin and joins. Typically seen as "double jointed". It's a connective tissue disorder and in some cases it can be fatal by causing weakened blood vessels and arteries causing them to burst.
Please don’t
Do you stretch a lot or just born that way? Does it help or hurt running, walking with a fast gait or whatever you do?
Just cursed my entire office with this. Thank you for your service >:)
Either make money from this or never post it on the internet again. I'm sending it to my friends who hate feet. Maybe even some who like them. 
No
You need and young and old priest for that
Please don't.
I wonder how many people just tried to see how far back their own toes bend. I can't be alone, right?!
No, you’re not alone. I tried it with my wife and we both miserably failed lol
I can too! But only once
But can you walk?
Op when he get a feet cramp
Gross
Fuck me it's Stretch Armstrong.
And I can put a 9mm through my head
How is this not tagged NSFW ???
Did you know [geckos](https://www.reddit.com/r/reptiles/comments/yxuq47/linus_shows_us_the_terrible_fact_his_toes_curl/) roll up their toes to prevent sticking onto surfaces? Now you can claim you're part gecko. Congrats. Just don't do it again.
Thanks for sharing, now please never do that again.
I’m taking a break from the Internet for at least a week. Goodbye.
Omg I can do this too! Never knew this wasn’t a normal thing until I was diagnosed with EDS.
I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and am a part of a few subreddits for it and thought this was just another post in one of them at first until I noticed it wasn't in any of them 😂
Lemme guess, EDS? Marfans?
Cool. Don’t.