Beighton Scoring System
20 November 2020
The Beighton Scoring System is a simple validated system used to quantify joint laxity and hypermobility. If you think you may have hypermobility, you can check your Beighton Score using the table below
Give yourself 1 point for each of the simple tests that you can do, with the maximum score being 9 points. Most people score less than 2, and only three to four in a hundred healthy people score 4 points or more.
| Test | Points |
| Able to put hands flat on the floor with knees straight | 1 |
| Able to bend left elbow backwards (hyperextend beyond 10°) | 1 |
| Able to bend right elbow backwards (hyperextend beyond 10°) | 1 |
| Able to bend your left thumb back on the front of your forearm | 1 |
| Able to bend your right thumb back on the front of your forearm | 1 |
| Able to bend you left little (fifth) finger back beyond 90° | 1 |
| Able to bend your right little (fifth) finger back beyond 90° | 1 |
| Able to bend your left knee backwards(hyperextend beyond 10°) | 1 |
| Able to bend you right knee backwards (hyperextend beyond 10° | 1 |
The Beighton Scoring System can be categorised into three groups:
- 0-2 points not hypermobile
- 3-4 points moderately hypermobile
- 5-9 points distinctly hypermobile
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