need helping if figuring out whether or not my knees hyperextend
Hello! I was diagnosed with ADHD last year and recently I found out it can manifest physically in different ways, like joint hyperextension. My elbows hyperextend (a lot actually), and so do my thumbs/fingers. I can also bend down to touch the floor in the way directed on the Beighton Scoring System. Not really sure about other areas/joints.
It makes a lot of sense now that I'm thinking about it. As a kid I was really flexible and could lay on my stomach and bend my legs back until my toes would touch my forehead. I also used to get sharp pains in my knee as a kid, but when I went to get an x-ray nothing showed.
In the past 5-ish years, my knees have been getting swollen every 4-6 months, but my knee pain is pretty persistent. Last month it was swollen for 2 weeks. I tend to lock my knees when standing and I have pelvic/sciatic pain, mostly because I sit criss-cross for prolonged periods of time or sit on top of one leg (because I can't sit still and rock back and forth as a way to self-soothe or bounce/swing my legs).
I thought this was a result of my pelvic pain, but maybe my knees have been hyperextending this whole time? I'm not really sure and can't tell because of how my thighs look compared to the pictures I saw online. Anyways, any help and advice is appreciated!! Thank you if you read this :))
Ok I just realized I typed all of this out but the subreddit doesn't allow pictures? 😭
I'm not really sure what to do anymore then 😞
Edit: I just noticed the typo in the title. I meant "help in" not "helping if" ahhh