Can i perform a backflip without being double jointed?
You sure can! I can. i'm not double jointed. You just haveto be strong in your arms, legs and stomach. I can do a back hand spring, which is the same thing. =D
I recently injured my thumb and now there is a visible bump on the metacarpophalangeal joint. I can still bend my thumb but there is a slight pain. Do I need to get surgery?
As Alex said please do an X ray and decide. If there is no need for a surgery and you still have the problem, please take ARNICA 200c one drop (homeopathy medicine) twice a day for three days. You will be perfectly fine post that. Please ensure that you don't smell anything that contains camphor as it antidotes arnica. (Iodex, moov etc that you apply on your finger contain camphor, therefore please don't use them for a week or so). All the best.
What is the cause of double-jointed fingers, and is there a way of treating them?
Joints that bend further than normal are caused by variation in the structural proteins in the body and the post-production modification of those proteins.The primary structural protein is collagen. There are several genes for collagen, with different types being found in different parts of the body. Collagen molecules stick together into bundles to build bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and other tissues. To make the molecules sticky, sugar molecules are attached to them. The attachment process is controlled by several genes, again with some differences in various parts of the body. Another protein, fibronectin, is also involved in larger assemblies of structures in the body.There are several hundred recognized mutations in these genes that can affect how firm or fragile, how rigid or stretchy, and how durable various parts of your body's “connective tissues” are. One group of these mutations produces “double-jointed” fingers, as well as looseness of other joints.In most cases, these conditions are grouped under the name Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.With respect to what you can do about having double-jointed fingers, it's a bit like what you can do about your bicycle frame if it's “soft” like steel rather than stiff like carbon fiber. You can't change which material was used to build your structural elements. If your genes said “steel” it's too late to say you'd rather have carbon fiber.You can use splints, wraps, and other supports. You can strengthen the muscles that support the joints in some cases.There are Ehlers Danlos support groups which may be helpful, although people who just have minor symptoms might find discussions of the more severe forms of EDS to be alarming.
Is a tom thumb horse bit considered a snaffle bit?
Does anyone have anything good to say about a tom thumb? I've been using one on my mare for about a year now and she does NOT toss her head, arch her back or anything. Went to it because when i am on trail it seems to take a lot of pulling to get her to stop in a fullcheek snaffle or even in a low port grazing bit. I also tried a reining bit, but I thought it was way way way too much because when I pulled back to stop her, she just about reared up. So the TT has been working for us. She is a very well behaved horse and is as bomb proof as they get...She also neck reins.
Has anyone considered this about tom thumb bits...?
I know lots of people hate them because they are "harsh". And lots of people say that the only people who use them are inexperienced or have a horse that needs proper training. But has anyone considered that they have a purpose and are meant to be used by certain people on certain horses? For instance, for certain types of riding you can't make any visible cues to your horse or you get marked off so you need your horse as sensitive and responsive as possible. When using tom thumbs (properly) you don't move your hands very much. The majority of the time you just flex your fingers and unless you're looking for it it's hard to see the movement at all. Obviously kids and inexperienced riders don't know how to have light hands and whatnot and shouldn't use them but they do have a purpose and work just fine in the right hands. My gelding can be ridden in all sorts of different bits but I use a tom thumb with him the most. He never throws his head, never refuses, never does anything he's not supposed to and all I do is flex my fingers. He has no problems taking the bit and has never had an adverse reaction to it. We have a number of horses that we use them on and none of them have any bad reactions to them. It's about the hands behind the bit over anything else and knowing how to properly use them. Thoughts?
Is a jointed bit more severe than a straight bar?
I never advise combining a jointed mouth with leverage shanks (curb function). That creates the same harsh and confusing effect that the American cowboy Tom Thumb "snaffle" has. Shanks on a jointed mouth cause the bit to twist and pinch and pressure to be delivered to the wrong tissues. it really is a mess. So, because you are using both the snaffle function and the curb function with a Pelham, I recommend the mullen mouth. It provides good tongue relief and stability, with proper function of leverage. I've used mullen mouth Pelhams to transition horses from the snaffle into the curb for western performance, using double reins. I don't recommend using converters in order to use Pelhams with a single set of reins. For advanced dressage, using the double bridle, snaffle reins are used for all communication requiring lateral direct rein signal and maintained contact. Curb reins are only engaged for flexion and suspension in advance collected moevements. In western performance, the horse is trained to neck rein so that the curb reins are never used for lateral signal, with minimal sustained contact if any. This allows the curb bit to be used alone, without requiring both snaffle and curb reins. Lateral cues come from the body aids and neck rein, and poll flexion and backing off of the bit come through the signals to the mouth.
Is it bad being able to pop my left shoulder joint over and over again continuously?
I used to do that with my thumb until I was a late teen, which is when I stopped completely and after a while was relieved to find I’d lost the ability. I've been told that sort of thing can put unnecessary wear on the joint, which is a bit late as I'm now getting some pain there (I'm 42.)My shoulders are super loose but pain-free at the moment, they don't click out but they don't really stay in place either. (I've occasionally had the bones feel like they're grinding in the past.) If you're able to strengthen the muscles around them, for example by doing exercises with weights, that can really help to stabilise and protect the joint.‘Tricks’ make you feel special, but the human body isn't really set up to move like that.
Do I really have joint hypermobility?
I've had joint aches and pains all my life, and was always told they were growing pains. Last year (when I was 21) I asked my doctor about it and she said I might have joint hypermobility because I could press my right thumb down to my wrist, though my flexibility is limited only to my arms and legs and I'm not double-jointed. She referred me to a physiotherapy who made an attempt to sort out the pain in my knees because that was easiest and then gave up claiming I didn't really seem to have joint hyper mobility and referred me to a podietrist. The podietrist has put insoles in my feet and says I do seem to have hypermobility. Not convinced, I went back to my doctor who referred me to a rheumatologist. Its now been over a year, I went to the rheumatologist who bent my fingers back (which don;t go that far back and it hurt) pulled at me a bit and declared that I was hypermobile. I am now very frustrated and confused because he wanted to refer me back to a physiotherapist who doesn't believe I have hypermobility. Other things that are (only possibly) related are pale skin with spider/thread veins. I have serious back pain though my back is not hypermobile. My eyesight was minus 7 but I got laser treatment (twice) to correct it. When I got upset about it he suggested I might be depressed, referred me to a psychologist, gave me a leaflet about joint hypermobility and told me to live with it. It feels like all people can see is my flexibility which over-shadows a possibly different underlying cause for my pain. The only other 'solution' is painkillers but the only stabbing pain I get is momentary, for example when I push open a door or whwn Irun. I'm not going to take painkillers every day just in case. Is this really joint hypermobility?
My finger hurts and throbs!!!Please help! I can't sleep ANYONE?
my left hand middle finger.i cut this little white part on the VERY side of the nail, practically inside the nail when it was poking out, i like ripped it out with my fingers and it hurted, an hour later it hurted even MORE and this happened yesterday, so now i could barely stand the tingly feeling tht MAKES me press on the finger and play with it. it looks swollen more then the other fingers and red(if u wud 2 look at the nail the very right side of the nail is WAY shorter then the oth side, and my nails r ALWAYS short, but not short short like now. i dont have bandages(it's 1:30 rite now so stores r closed)and dont have tht nitrogyle thingy?? but ive tried soaking it with warm,hot, col,ice cold water......plz help i feel like crying b/c it's so annoying. Andn when I DO leave it alone it throbs and it feels so weirrd.