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. 2016 Oct 31;7(4):e0034. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10261

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Calculation of the Beighton Score.

The Beighton score is calculated as follows:
  1. One point if while standing forward bending you can place palms on the ground with legs straight
  2. One point for each elbow that bends backwards
  3. One point for each knee that bends backwards
  4. One point for each thumb that touches the forearm when bent backwards
  5. One point for each little finger that bends backwards beyond 90 degrees

Taken with permission from the Hypermobility Syndromes Association (HMSA) site (http://hypermobility.org/help-advice/hypermobility-syndromes/beighton-score/).