Hyperextended Knees
Knees! Specifically, what is knee hyperextension? Hyperextension simply means the joint goes beyond its normal range of motion.
This blog is part of a series:
click here to see visuals on hyperextended vs. straight elbows
click here here for more visuals and info on elbow hyperextension in yoga
click here to read a strap trick for hypermobile elbows in yoga
Now time to get real, being hypermobile is all fun and games until it's not. When you are hypermobile or even just very flexible you often have much more stabilizing work to do in your phyiscal yoga practice.
hyper as a prefix means:
over; beyond; above
exceeding
excessively; above normal
Check out these amazing visuals for a non-hyperextending knee (on the left in the purple leggings) and the hyperextended knee (on the right in theblack and gray patterned leggings
non-hyperextending knee (on the left in the purple leggings) and the hyperextended knee (on the right in theblack and gray patterned leggings)
non-hyperextending knee
hyperextended knee
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