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I was doing pilotes and there is a stretching exercise where you are standing arms straight up and you bend back. now the middle of my spine hurts...?
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Hyperextension injur: Bending backward too far can cause a hyperextension injury. Ice the area , rest, and avoid backbending unitl it resolves.
Answered 3/22/2014
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