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...
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.