Judging heel height: A new test for proprioception while standing reveals that young hypermobile children perform better than controls.

•A new test was developed to measure proprioceptive acuity while standing.•Wedges of various heights were used to judge heel height discrimination.•Young children with Generalized Joint Hypermobility ((GJH) were tested.•GJH children were better than controls in this test of heel height.•GJH children are not deficient in proprioception measured while standing.