There is an urgent need to increase the awareness on the Joint Hyper mobility Syndrome QHS). This... more There is an urgent need to increase the awareness on the Joint Hyper mobility Syndrome QHS). This is a congenital and prevalent emergent condition that is frequently undiagnosed and that causes significant health problems. Besides recurrent muscular-skeletal problems and signs and symptoms derived from tissue fragility, adolescents and young adults may develop osteoporosis, early osteoarthritis or dysautonomia, that are common in the disease, and deteriorate quality of life. Many JHS patients have signs and symptoms suggestive of fibromyalgia and are usually misdiagnosed. Physicians should be able to differentiate the less severe form of JHS from the Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, to diagnose it before the appearance of serious complications and even death. The study of these diseases is a promising area for genomic and rheumatologic research.
Objective: To explore the frequency of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) among university studen... more Objective: To explore the frequency of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) among university students and assess whether a relationship exists between this collagen condition and certain psychological variables. Method: A cross-sectional sample of 365 undergraduates at a French university was assessed with the Brighton´s criteria for JHS, Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SSAS), Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results: 39.5 % of the participants met Brighton’s *The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Resumen Existe une real necesidad de mejorar el conocimiento actual del Sindrome de Hiperlaxitud ... more Resumen Existe une real necesidad de mejorar el conocimiento actual del Sindrome de Hiperlaxitud Articular (SHA), que para la mayoria de los autores seria lo mismo que el Sindrome de Ehlers-Danlos Hipermovil (tambien llamado SED tipo III). Esta es una condicion congenita, emergente, muy prevalente, frecuentemente infra-diagnosticada en la mayoria de los paises y que suele causar importantes problemas de salud. Adolescentes y adultos jovenes pueden desarrollar Osteoporosis, Osteoartritis temprana y/o Disautonomia. Muchos enfermos con SED-III tienen sintomas y signos sugerentes de Fibromialgia y son generalmente mal diagnosticados. En el presente trabajo se enfatiza la deteriorada calidad de vida fisica y mental que pueden tener estos enfermos, debido no solo a la enfermedad misma, sino tambien al desconocimiento del diagnostico por parte de los profesionales de la salud. Se discuten ademas brevemente otras enfermedades Hereditarias del Tejido Conectivo. Palabras claves: Hipermovilida...
The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 2011
Objective: To explore the frequency of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) among university studen... more Objective: To explore the frequency of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) among university students and assess whether a relationship exists between this collagen condition and certain psychological variables. Method: A cross-sectional sample of 365 undergraduates at a French university was assessed with the Brighton's criteria for JHS, Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SSAS), Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results: 39.5% of the participants met Brighton's criteria for JHS. Scores of somatosensory amplification were higher among participants with JHS ( t = −2.98; p = 0.03) independent of gender. Female participants with JHS had higher scores in depression ( t = −2.01; p = 0.04) and general anxiety ( t = −2.35; p = 0.01) than women without JHS. The percentage of males with a medium/high level of social anxiety was greater among participants with JHS (78.6% vs. 41.7%; χ2 = 6.18; p = 0.01). Logistic regression demonstra...
... Significado e Importancia de Estudiar a las Personas con Hiperlaxitud Articular mente se cree... more ... Significado e Importancia de Estudiar a las Personas con Hiperlaxitud Articular mente se cree. ... Hay muchos enfermos diagnosticados como Fibromialgia que en realidad son SHA, ya que en ambos cuadros hay artralgias, mialgias, puntos dolorosos o ente-...
There is an urgent need to increase the awareness on the Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS). This... more There is an urgent need to increase the awareness on the Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS). This is a congenital and prevalent emergent condition that is frequently undiagnosed and that causes significant health problems. Besides recurrent musculoskeletal problems and signs and symptoms derived from tissue fragility, adolescents and young adults may develop osteoporosis, early osteoarthritis or dysautonomia, that are common in the disease, and deteriorate quality of life. Many JHS patients have signs and symptoms suggestive of fibromyalgia and are usually misdiagnosed. Physicians should be able to differentiate the less severe form of JHS from the Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, to diagnose it before the appearance of serious complications and even death. The study of these diseases is a promising are for genomic and rheumatologic research (Rev Méd Chile 2009; 137: 1493-502). (
Objective: To test the relationship betweenanxiety, joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS)and other a... more Objective: To test the relationship betweenanxiety, joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS)and other associated variables, and identify physicaland psychological variables that distinguish individualswith and without JHS. Method: One hundredundergraduate students were assessed using the followinginstruments: Brighton´s criteria for JHS,State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Liebowitz SocialAnxiety Scale (LSAS), Hospital Anxiety andDepression Scale (HADS), a questionnaire of neuropsychosomaticaffections (ALPIN) and a questionnaireof anxiety disorders. Results: Anxiety scoresmeasured by the HADS and STAI (state scale) weresignificantly higher among participants with JHS. Aset of physical and psychological variables turnedout to be statistically significant when distinguishingstudents with or without JHS. Conclusions: Participantswith JHS reported relatively higher levels ofanxiety than those without JHS in this study. Wesuggest it is possible to detect the presence of JHSby assessing physic...
There is an urgent need to increase the Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) awareness, that for mo... more There is an urgent need to increase the Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) awareness, that for most authors is the same as the Ehlers-Danlos Hypermobility type (formerly called EDS type III) that is a congenital, very prevalent and emergent condition, frequently undiagnosed in most countries, which usually can cause significant health problems. Adolescents and young adults may develop osteoporosis, early osteoarthritis and/or dysautonomia, which may occur frequently and cause poor quality of life. Many JHS patients have signs and symptoms suggestive of Fibromyalgia and are usually misdiagnosed. Physicians should be able to differentiate the less severe JHS from the Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, formerly called EDS type IV, so as to know the diagnosis of the patient before a serious complication arises, situation that could save his life. Emphasis is made in the poor quality of life of these patients, physical and mental, due not only to the disease itself, but due to lack of know...
There is an urgent need to increase the awareness on the Joint Hyper mobility Syndrome QHS). This... more There is an urgent need to increase the awareness on the Joint Hyper mobility Syndrome QHS). This is a congenital and prevalent emergent condition that is frequently undiagnosed and that causes significant health problems. Besides recurrent muscular-skeletal problems and signs and symptoms derived from tissue fragility, adolescents and young adults may develop osteoporosis, early osteoarthritis or dysautonomia, that are common in the disease, and deteriorate quality of life. Many JHS patients have signs and symptoms suggestive of fibromyalgia and are usually misdiagnosed. Physicians should be able to differentiate the less severe form of JHS from the Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, to diagnose it before the appearance of serious complications and even death. The study of these diseases is a promising area for genomic and rheumatologic research.
Objective: To explore the frequency of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) among university studen... more Objective: To explore the frequency of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) among university students and assess whether a relationship exists between this collagen condition and certain psychological variables. Method: A cross-sectional sample of 365 undergraduates at a French university was assessed with the Brighton´s criteria for JHS, Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SSAS), Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results: 39.5 % of the participants met Brighton’s *The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Resumen Existe une real necesidad de mejorar el conocimiento actual del Sindrome de Hiperlaxitud ... more Resumen Existe une real necesidad de mejorar el conocimiento actual del Sindrome de Hiperlaxitud Articular (SHA), que para la mayoria de los autores seria lo mismo que el Sindrome de Ehlers-Danlos Hipermovil (tambien llamado SED tipo III). Esta es una condicion congenita, emergente, muy prevalente, frecuentemente infra-diagnosticada en la mayoria de los paises y que suele causar importantes problemas de salud. Adolescentes y adultos jovenes pueden desarrollar Osteoporosis, Osteoartritis temprana y/o Disautonomia. Muchos enfermos con SED-III tienen sintomas y signos sugerentes de Fibromialgia y son generalmente mal diagnosticados. En el presente trabajo se enfatiza la deteriorada calidad de vida fisica y mental que pueden tener estos enfermos, debido no solo a la enfermedad misma, sino tambien al desconocimiento del diagnostico por parte de los profesionales de la salud. Se discuten ademas brevemente otras enfermedades Hereditarias del Tejido Conectivo. Palabras claves: Hipermovilida...
The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 2011
Objective: To explore the frequency of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) among university studen... more Objective: To explore the frequency of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) among university students and assess whether a relationship exists between this collagen condition and certain psychological variables. Method: A cross-sectional sample of 365 undergraduates at a French university was assessed with the Brighton's criteria for JHS, Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SSAS), Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results: 39.5% of the participants met Brighton's criteria for JHS. Scores of somatosensory amplification were higher among participants with JHS ( t = −2.98; p = 0.03) independent of gender. Female participants with JHS had higher scores in depression ( t = −2.01; p = 0.04) and general anxiety ( t = −2.35; p = 0.01) than women without JHS. The percentage of males with a medium/high level of social anxiety was greater among participants with JHS (78.6% vs. 41.7%; χ2 = 6.18; p = 0.01). Logistic regression demonstra...
... Significado e Importancia de Estudiar a las Personas con Hiperlaxitud Articular mente se cree... more ... Significado e Importancia de Estudiar a las Personas con Hiperlaxitud Articular mente se cree. ... Hay muchos enfermos diagnosticados como Fibromialgia que en realidad son SHA, ya que en ambos cuadros hay artralgias, mialgias, puntos dolorosos o ente-...
There is an urgent need to increase the awareness on the Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS). This... more There is an urgent need to increase the awareness on the Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS). This is a congenital and prevalent emergent condition that is frequently undiagnosed and that causes significant health problems. Besides recurrent musculoskeletal problems and signs and symptoms derived from tissue fragility, adolescents and young adults may develop osteoporosis, early osteoarthritis or dysautonomia, that are common in the disease, and deteriorate quality of life. Many JHS patients have signs and symptoms suggestive of fibromyalgia and are usually misdiagnosed. Physicians should be able to differentiate the less severe form of JHS from the Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, to diagnose it before the appearance of serious complications and even death. The study of these diseases is a promising are for genomic and rheumatologic research (Rev Méd Chile 2009; 137: 1493-502). (
Objective: To test the relationship betweenanxiety, joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS)and other a... more Objective: To test the relationship betweenanxiety, joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS)and other associated variables, and identify physicaland psychological variables that distinguish individualswith and without JHS. Method: One hundredundergraduate students were assessed using the followinginstruments: Brighton´s criteria for JHS,State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Liebowitz SocialAnxiety Scale (LSAS), Hospital Anxiety andDepression Scale (HADS), a questionnaire of neuropsychosomaticaffections (ALPIN) and a questionnaireof anxiety disorders. Results: Anxiety scoresmeasured by the HADS and STAI (state scale) weresignificantly higher among participants with JHS. Aset of physical and psychological variables turnedout to be statistically significant when distinguishingstudents with or without JHS. Conclusions: Participantswith JHS reported relatively higher levels ofanxiety than those without JHS in this study. Wesuggest it is possible to detect the presence of JHSby assessing physic...
There is an urgent need to increase the Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) awareness, that for mo... more There is an urgent need to increase the Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) awareness, that for most authors is the same as the Ehlers-Danlos Hypermobility type (formerly called EDS type III) that is a congenital, very prevalent and emergent condition, frequently undiagnosed in most countries, which usually can cause significant health problems. Adolescents and young adults may develop osteoporosis, early osteoarthritis and/or dysautonomia, which may occur frequently and cause poor quality of life. Many JHS patients have signs and symptoms suggestive of Fibromyalgia and are usually misdiagnosed. Physicians should be able to differentiate the less severe JHS from the Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, formerly called EDS type IV, so as to know the diagnosis of the patient before a serious complication arises, situation that could save his life. Emphasis is made in the poor quality of life of these patients, physical and mental, due not only to the disease itself, but due to lack of know...
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