backbend
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thumb|upright|Contortionist doing a backbend A backbend is a gymnastics, contortion, dance and ice skating move, where the spine is bent backwards, and catching oneself with the hands. Throughout the move, the abdominal muscles, obliques, and legs are used to steady the performer while curving backwards. Modern yoga includes some backbending asanas. Backbending can be acquired from intense training or genetics.
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It sits within the topics Backbend asanas and Contortion.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Overview
- Uses
- Injuries
- Backbending asanas
- See also
- References
thumb|upright|Contortionist doing a backbend A backbend is a gymnastics, contortion, dance and ice skating move, where the spine is bent backwards, and catching oneself with the hands. Throughout the move, the abdominal muscles, obliques, and legs are used to steady the performer while curving backwards. Modern yoga includes some backbending asanas. Backbending can be acquired from intense training or genetics.
== Overview ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “backbend” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.