An association has been demonstrated between haemorrhoids and joint hypermobility. Reasons for this are discussed. Many performing artists are hypermobile and the extra-articular features of joint hypermobility should not be forgotten or underestimated as a potential constraint upon performance.
Uqba N Yousif, Howard A Bird. Haemorrhoids and joint hypermobility: a new extra-articular association. Clinical rheumatology. 2013 Apr;32(4):523-5
PMID: 23423440
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