Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear: Backward pressure at distal femur/Forward pressure at proximal tibia

Arthritis Hip: Takes hip to extreme range of motion

Chondromalacia Patellae: High pressure on flexed knee

Ischial Bursitis: Pressure on ischial tuberosities

Lateral Meniscal Tear: Twist and extensive knee pressure

Medial Meniscal Tear: Twist and extensive knee pressure

Osteoporosis: Rounded back loads anterior vertebral bodies, risking wedge fracture

Posterior Total Hip Replacement: Flexes Hip

Pregnancy (second and third trimesters): Twists Abdomen

Retrolisthesis: Pressure on anterior spinal elements, pushing vertebrae back toward nerves.

Spinal Fracture (vertebral body), Compression Fracture: Flexes spine, putting pressure exactly where wedge-fractures occur

Torn Hamstring: Stretches hamstrings, tearing apart healing tissue

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