Does Contortionist Have a Spine?

According to mainstream medicine, however, double-joints do not exist. Rather, contortionists are highly flexible in several key joints, and especially in the spine. ... This does not mean that anyone can become a professional contortionist--most are born with unusually flexible spines and other joints.

Does Sofie Dossi have a spine?

Yes, she has a spine.

Is contortion bad for your spine?

Risks. A medical publication from 2008 suggests that long-term damage to the spine, called scoliosis, is common in long-term contortion practitioners. A study of five practitioners using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by Peoples et al. documented limbus vertebrae, intervertebral disc bulges, and disc degeneration.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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