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Hypermobility of internal organs

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Last reviewed: 07.07.2025

Hypermobility is a condition of increased mobility and flexibility of joints or other internal organs. It is one of the most common pathologies of the musculoskeletal system, which forces patients to seek immediate medical attention.

Urethral hypermobility in women

With hypermobility of the urethra, urinary incontinence is often observed. The pathogenesis is based on the violation of the ligamentous and supporting apparatus of the upper half of the urethra. As a result, there is a displacement of the urethra, in which it moves beyond the manometric cavity.

The clinical picture is represented by hydrocele. In most cases, hydrocele is quite isolated. The severity of this pathology can vary from mild to severe. The main symptom is urinary incontinence. The pathology is especially aggravated by tension. In order to assess the severity of the pathology, a parametric characteristic is used. It is usually in the range of 6 to 7 points. The presence of a pronounced hydrocele directly or indirectly indicates a severe stage of the disease, in which the motor function of the detrusor is impaired.

The pathophysiology is based on a violation of the transmission mechanism. It should be noted that in most patients, the indicators of sphincter apparatus hypermobility are within the age norm. In this case, the most effective treatment method will be surgical intervention. The main goal of such an operation is to fix the upper part of the urethra in the area of the manomatric fossa. Theoretically, this can be any of the urethropexy options.

Most specialists are inclined to believe that surgical intervention is required if the parametric indicators of the urinary incontinence symptom exceed 6 points. Combined damage to the sphincter apparatus locking mechanism and the urethra is also an indication for surgical intervention. In this case, preliminary drug treatment is usually required.

Biochemists have found that disruption of normal urethral mobility is facilitated by disruption of normal hormonal levels in women. Usually, the development of this pathology is facilitated by a decrease in the level of estrogens in the body. It is logical that the pathology most often occurs in women during the postmenopausal period. It has also been found that in most cases these processes are interconnected. Thus, the development of hypermobility also entails disruption of hormonal levels.

Most experts believe that with urinary incontinence of 5 points or less, it is advisable to conduct complex drug therapy. You can try to use physiological methods of influence. Diadynamic methods are the optimal method of treatment. The surgical method is used when other methods are ineffective.

Vaginal cones have proven themselves to be a good physiotherapeutic method, and can simultaneously act as a diagnostic factor, allowing one to diagnose the condition of the vagina and urogenital diaphoresis.

You should start with a cone of minimal weight. In this case, the cone must be held in the vagina, being in a vertical position. The training can be carried out during the day at any convenient time, special preparation and training are not required. It promotes training and development of the pelvic floor muscles. At the same time, the amount of involuntary fluid flowing from the urethra is sharply reduced. Such training allows you to normalize transmission rates by about 5-10%. A woman's ability to hold a cone weighing 50-60 grams for several hours is considered a complete cure.

It is also necessary to take into account that hypermobility of the urethra is associated with a lack of estrogen hormones, therefore, hormone replacement therapy is recommended, which can also demonstrate very high results. Teflon ointment, used in mild and moderate stages of the pathology, has proven itself well.

Testicular hypermobility

In men, testicular hypermobility is often accompanied by postcoital cystitis, which occurs after sexual intercourse. The disease is accompanied by pain, discomfort, a feeling of pressure, heaviness, and burning. In this case, the pathogenesis is usually based on pathologies of the urethra, a violation of the normal anatomical features of the urethra, urethra. Also, the pathology is aggravated by the entry of microflora of the urogenital tract.

The clinical picture differs from typical cystitis with its standard manifestations. The trigger for inflammation is physical activity, sexual intercourse, overexertion. Inflammation develops especially intensively after sexual intercourse, which forces a man to avoid sexual intercourse.

The main method of treatment for abnormal urethral positioning is surgery. Transposition of the urethra is used, in which the external opening is moved upward by several centimeters. The operation is simple and is performed in a hospital setting. The patient is sent home within a few days. The recovery period is short.

Hypermobility of the stomach

This condition is usually accompanied by abdominal pain, constant heartburn. Quite often, gastritis is a concomitant disease. In this case, immediate diagnosis and treatment are required.

The main diagnostic method is gastroscopy. During this procedure, the membranes and cavity of the esophagus and stomach are examined.

Also, during the examination, a scraping from the gastric mucosa is often taken. This method allows detecting bacteria of the genus Helicobacter, which are often the cause of hypermobility, since they cause excessive mobility, swelling of adjacent tissues. Also, the cause of the development of pathology can be the adhesion process.

Hypermobility of the right colon

With increased intestinal motility, motility is impaired, which leads to the development of colitis, various inflammatory diseases of the large and small intestines. In most cases, the pathology is accompanied by constant diarrhea.

The pathogenesis is based on a violation of intestinal motility, in which muscle contractions and peristalsis are significantly accelerated. As a result, the movement of food through the canal is accelerated, and the excretion of feces is accelerated. Pathogenesis can also develop at the cellular level. In this case, cells are damaged, the integrity of the cell membrane is disrupted. This leads to the fact that fluid comes out of the intestine, is excreted in the form of severe diarrhea. As a result, the muscles reflexively contract, causing hypermobility syndrome and constant inflammatory processes.

Itching and burning also develop, irritation in the anal area. Weakness, fatigue, weakened muscles are often observed. Drowsiness appears. In some cases, nausea and vomiting may develop. In case of infection, fever, abdominal pain, headache and muscle weakness are observed.

The danger of this condition is that an infection sets in quite quickly, and an inflammatory-infectious process develops. This is accompanied by an increase in temperature and a decrease in immunity. Dehydration is also a common complication.

The disease must be differentiated from infectious and inflammatory diseases, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers, tumors, chronic appendicitis. Quite often, this condition develops against the background of gastritis with secretory insufficiency, after gastric resection, other operations for various intestinal diseases. Almost always, hypermobility is one of the symptoms in chronic cholecystitis, and also manifests itself against the background of liver and kidney failure.


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