Eden Hoelscher was paralyzed from the waist down after performing a backbend in her living room Erin Hill is the Senior Editor, Royals at PEOPLE. She has reported on Royals for the brand since 2015.

A girl left paralyzed following a backbend is gradually learning to walk again with the help of determination, support and hours of physical therapy each week. Read: 5-Year-Old Girl Left Paralyzed By ...

For six years now, Li Huan has worked at a school cafeteria to keep her 12-year-old daughter Qingqing in class. Though deep in debt, there’s more at stake than money: Paralyzed and wheelchair-bound ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was a move Eden Hoelscher had done hundreds of times before. But when the 5-year-old girl of Palos Verdes, Calif., performed a ...

Backbends are a wonderful way to build strength, flexibility, and mobility. You can start at a beginner stage and transition into intermediate or advanced backbends over time. Backbends are an ...

It takes lower-body strength to hold yourself up in Wheel, but that doesn't mean you need to clench your glutes. Focus on engaging your quads and calves to release tension in your bum, allowing your ...

Doctors thought 6-year-old Eden Hoelscher might never walk again, but during a play sword fight, she began moving toward her best friend, Violet. The steps —with support from helpers — turned into a ...

A 5-year-old girl in California is now paralyzed from the waist down after doing a simple backbend in her house. Eden Hoelscher was doing gymnastics bridges in her living room when she suddenly ...

In WH’s resident yogi Jessica Skye’s latest column, she demystifies backbends. The backbend – it’s one of the Marmite poses of yoga. However elegant and ‘Gramable a slinky arched back can look; our ...