When I saw Dr. Brantigan (he chose not to do surgery on me due to his concern with the inflammatory disease process that was going on but couldn't be identified, I had it done by Dr. Annest, and I have had some 10% relief which is welcome to me),

anyways, Dr. B always checks for hypermobility as one of his clinical items.

We discussed it - I do not have it.

So I think it's important clinically to know if you do or don't have it, and how it will respond to a rib removal / scalenectomy, etc.

God bless you all in your healing process.