Overflexibility causing injuries

[Jelly92]

Hello,

I recently saw a, er, musculoskeletal physiotherapist (I think that was it...) (NHS) about a problem I was having where my finger curls inwards. I was told I am too flexible (like hypermobility, but not that bad) and it can cause injuries, so I had probably damaged a nerve in my wrist which caused that problem (and others I had been having in my wrists). Just a bit of background information, anyway...

What I was wondering about is that I have just started doing proper exercise for the first time in my life and I know you're usually supposed to stretch afterwards to maintain/improve flexibility. My understanding is that I have too much already... so, should I avoid stretching?


(Also, regarding my profile, I don't actually have a degree, but it made me choose a country for it, so...)

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[physiobob]

You'd really need to have a full diagnosis of hypermobility to worry about whether to stretch or not to stretch. Often flexibility in one direction means reduced flexibility in the other. That means you'd need to let the flexible side/direction tighten up and improve the mobility on the other less flexible side. Overall it is not so simple as should I stretch or not?