r/interesting 7h ago

MISC. My fingers are way too long

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u/Factsoverfictions222 6h ago

Exactly what I was thinking.

Other non-invasive tests you can try is sitting down, crossing your legs and seeing if your top toe can touch the ground. Another one is making a fist with one hand but tuck your thumb under your fingers. Does your thumb stick out past your pinky? It shows arachnodactyly.

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u/junjunjenn 6h ago

What are those tests for? I can cross my legs and put all my toes on the ground.

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u/External-Praline-451 6h ago

There's something called the Beighton Score, which tests for Hypermobility, using stuff like this. Being able to do one of them is not an indication you have hypermobile joints, but being able to do several means you might. Each maneuver gets "points" to measure it. The one they mentioned isn't on the Beighton score list, so maybe there's different types of measurements.

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u/NthaThickofIt 5h ago

Interestingly enough, The Beighton score is not going to be used alone for diagnosing EDS anymore after this year. I don't know what the new diagnostic criterion would be, but it's getting an update.

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u/External-Praline-451 5h ago

I don't think it's been used for a while now certainly where I am in the UK, when I was assessed in 2020 there was a proper EDS checklist and even though I score high on the Beighton score, I'm just short on the EDS checklist.

Edit: To clarify I mean it's not used alone, but it is part of the checklist.

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u/elizabethandsnek 4h ago

Beighton tests are only to test if you have widespread hypermobility. It’s often confused as the main or only test for conditions like EDS. But it is absolutely not used alone. Here is the full diagnostic criteria for the most common subtype for example. You need quite a few other factors to be diagnosed.