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  2. Genu recurvatum - Wikipedia

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    Genu recurvatum is a deformity in the knee joint, so that the knee bends backwards. In this deformity, excessive extension occurs in the tibiofemoral joint. Genu recurvatum is also called knee hyperextension and back knee. This deformity is more common in women [citation needed] and people with familial ligamentous laxity. [2]

  3. Hypermobility (joints) - Wikipedia

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    Hypermobility, also known as double-jointedness, describes joints that stretch farther than normal. [2] For example, some hypermobile people can bend their thumbs backwards to their wrists and bend their knee joints backwards, put their leg behind the head or perform other contortionist "tricks".

  4. Contortion - Wikipedia

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    Frontbending skills such as folding forward at the waist with the legs straight, or placing one or both legs behind the neck or shoulders with the knees bent (called a human knot). Backbending skills such as touching one's head to one's feet, or all the way to the buttocks (called a head-seat), while standing, lying on the floor, or in a ...

  5. Focal dystonia - Wikipedia

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    Andy Billups, bass guitarist with British rock group, The Hamsters, has made a partial recovery; he plays by using modified guitar plectrums. Liona Boyd, Canadian classical guitarist, publicized as the "First Lady of the Guitar", retired from the concert stage for six years in 2003, due to focal dystonia that affected her right hand. She worked ...

  6. Experts Say Walking Backwards Could Be a Key to Better Knee ...

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    Use a waist strap to latch yourself onto a sled, and pull it while walking backwards. Power against a non-moving treadmill, or add a bit of incline. Power against a non-moving treadmill, or add a ...

  7. Popliteus muscle - Wikipedia

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    Medially rotates tibia on the femur if the femur is fixed (sitting down) or laterally rotates femur on the tibia if tibia is fixed (standing up), unlocks the knee to allow flexion (bending), helps to prevent the forward dislocation of the femur while crouching: Identifiers; Latin: musculus popliteus, poplit=ham (pit) of the knee: TA98: A04.7.02 ...

  8. Is Your Knee Pain Worse at Night? - AOL

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  9. Mike Tyson video raises questions about his knee. Boxer has ...

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    The knee support is strictly for preventative measures and has zero relevance on his performance or capabilities to win this fight.'' Tyson experienced a medical emergency May 26 that his team ...