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With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, especially the hypermobility type, your toes, as with most other joints, can be extremely flexible. They can usually be bent back to the top of the foot and are usually very easily dislocated. This is due to the laxity of the ligaments. This can be very painful.

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