Tips for Painful Hypermobile Thumbs | Hypermobility & EDS Exercises with Jeannie Di Bon

The thumb is the most mobile digit on the hand. It is used to help diagnose hypermobility through the Beighton score. For many people with hypermobility it has far too much range, causing pain and difficulty with every day tasks like writing or gripping. I decided to treat the thumb the same as any other joint: relax, control, reduce range and strengthen. This video looks at some ideas to do at home to help alleviate painful Hypermobile thumbs. Let me know how it goes for you in the comment section down below! 💙 Subscribe to my Jeannie Di Bon YouTube channel for free Hypermobility and EDS videos every week to support high-quality hypermobility videos for all! 💙 - - - - - - - - - 🦓 Become part of The Zebra Club today! 🦓 https://www.thezebra.club - - - - - - - - - 👉🏼Check the rest of my range of products: https://jeanniedibon.com/products/ 👈🏼 - - - - - - - - - 📖 Read my blog for advice on Hypermobility, EDS, chronic pain and more: https://jeanniedibon.com/blog/ More at https://jeanniedibon.com/ ▶︎ Instagram:   / jeannie_di   ▶︎ Twitter:   / jdibon   ▶︎ Facebook:   / jeanniedb   ▶︎ All my products: https://jeanniedibon.com/products/ - - - - - - - - - I am very grateful for my fellow Zebra Philip Quigley, a musician from Leyland in Lancashire UK, who wrote the music for this video and just for this channel. Thank you. I am delighted to have my own theme tune. - - - - - - - - - P.S. Please do check with your medical practitioner if you decide to try my exercises or courses - especially if you haven't exercised in a while, are pregnant, if you have a balance disorder, are new to exercise or have an ongoing medical condition that may affect your ability to exercise.