backbending
Arching the spine
Backbending refers to yoga poses or gymnastic movements where the spine arches backward, opening the chest and stretching the front of the body: Her backbending practice has improved her posture.
The term covers everything from gentle bridge poses to dramatic wheel poses and contortionist feats.
Unnatural twisting or bending
- archCurved spanning structure
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- handstandInverted balance on palms
- walkoverUncontested or effortless victory
flip · tumbling · circus · trapeze · aerials · performance · routine · choreography
Yoga body position
- wheelRotating circular frame
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
- scorpionStinging arachnid with pincers
- camelHumped desert mammal
bow · pigeon · dropback · pose · practice · flexibility · spine · extension
Column of vertebrae
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- lumbarOf the lower spine
- thoracicOf the chest region
- extensionAdded part or duration
curve · hyperextension · posture · mobility · range · disc · flexibility · muscles
Physical or psychological harm
- overexertionHarmful excess of effort
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- tensionStretched or strained state
- painBodily or emotional distress
ache · soreness · fatigue · recovery · therapy · rest · massage · inflammation
contortion
Unnatural twisting or bending
walkover · flip · tumbling · circus · trapeze · aerials · performance · routine · choreography · showmanship
asana
Yoga body position
camel · bow · pigeon · dropback · pose · practice · flexibility · spine · extension · arch
spine
Column of vertebrae
extension · curve · hyperextension · posture · mobility · range · disc · flexibility · muscles · core
injury
Physical or psychological harm
- overexertionHarmful excess of effort
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- tensionStretched or strained state
pain · ache · soreness · fatigue · recovery · therapy · rest · massage · inflammation · discomfort
backbendingforward fold
Standing hip hinge
hunching · fetal position · crunching · tucking · forward bend
backbendingstraightening
Making something not crooked
standing upright · neutral spine · straighten · hyperextend · spine alignment
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