The Ballerina With the Mysterious Knee Pain

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Priya, 22, was a professional dancer who came in with diffuse anterior knee pain. She had seen multiple physicians, all saying it was “patellofemoral syndrome.” But nothing helped. Her MRI was clean.

Something didn’t sit right. She had hypermobility in all joints, a positive Beighton score, and easy bruising. Genetic testing revealed Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Her pain was not in her imaging—it was in her connective tissue.

We focused on strengthening and bracing, not surgery.


The Lesson Learned

When imaging doesn’t explain symptoms, examine the person—not just the part. Hypermobility syndromes require tailored, holistic approaches, not one-size-fits-all treatments.

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