{"id":5350,"date":"2025-04-24T05:31:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T04:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/?page_id=5350"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:43:21","slug":"spinal-flexion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/index.php\/spinal-flexion\/","title":{"rendered":"Spinal Flexion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div id=\"page-header-445904033\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title dark featured-title has-parallax box-shadow-1\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center text-center flex-row-col medium-flex-wrap\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\" data-parallax=\"-4\">\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper flex-col\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            Spinal Flexion          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col\">\n        <ul class=\"nav sm-touch-scroll nav-simple nav-uppercase text-center nav-center\"><li class=\"nav-single-page hidden\"><\/li><\/ul>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n       <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_591180442\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #Intro\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#Intro\" data-title=\"Intro\"><a name=\"Intro\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n<p class=\"lead\">Trunk\/Spinal flexion refers to bending or curving the trunk\/spine forward.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-794513384\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-794513384 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-13317740\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-320306811\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/large_Imagevertebral-movements.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/large_Imagevertebral-movements.jpg 800w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/large_Imagevertebral-movements-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/large_Imagevertebral-movements-768x330.jpg 768w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/large_Imagevertebral-movements-510x219.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>The Left figure shows trunk in flexion<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-166872143\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>Weakness leads to<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Improper posture<\/li>\n<li>Specific areas stiffer <\/li>\n<li>Specific areas overstretched<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-151337954\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>Strengthen by<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lumbar flexion<\/li>\n<li>Building muscle strength<\/li>\n<li>Relaxing the stiffness<\/li>\n<li>Destraining the overstretched<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_591180442 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n#section_591180442 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_591180442 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:300px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_978836775\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #Anatomy\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#Anatomy\" data-title=\"Anatomy\"><a name=\"Anatomy\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-2054692882\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-774998413\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2351351675\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Anatomy<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2351351675 {\n  font-size: 1.75rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1841914653\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1841914653 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal\" style=\"max-width:1200px\" id=\"row-282526290\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-224641804\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"slider-wrapper relative\" id=\"slider-1120101888\" >\n    <div class=\"slider slider-nav-circle slider-nav-large slider-nav-dark slider-nav-outside slider-style-normal slider-show-nav\"\n        data-flickity-options='{\n            \"cellAlign\": \"center\",\n            \"imagesLoaded\": true,\n            \"lazyLoad\": 1,\n            \"freeScroll\": false,\n            \"wrapAround\": true,\n            \"autoPlay\": 6000,\n            \"pauseAutoPlayOnHover\" : true,\n            \"prevNextButtons\": true,\n            \"contain\" : true,\n            \"adaptiveHeight\" : true,\n            \"dragThreshold\" : 10,\n            \"percentPosition\": true,\n            \"pageDots\": true,\n            \"rightToLeft\": false,\n            \"draggable\": true,\n            \"selectedAttraction\": 0.1,\n            \"parallax\" : 0,\n            \"friction\": 0.6        }'\n        >\n        \n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1144699844\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/600px-Muscles_of_the_abdominal_wall_-_Kenhub.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/600px-Muscles_of_the_abdominal_wall_-_Kenhub.png 600w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/600px-Muscles_of_the_abdominal_wall_-_Kenhub-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/600px-Muscles_of_the_abdominal_wall_-_Kenhub-510x326.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1144699844 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"loading-spin dark large centered\"><\/div>\n\n     \t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1712429683\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1417557162\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1417557162 {\n  padding-top: 25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-740836733\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>Prime movers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rectus Abdominis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-740836733 {\n  font-size: 1.75rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-740836733 {\n    font-size: 1rem;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #text-740836733 {\n    font-size: 1rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3345201304\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>Synergists<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>External Obliques<\/li>\n<li>Internal Obliques<\/li>\n<li>Psoas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3345201304 {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3345201304 {\n    font-size: 0.9rem;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #text-3345201304 {\n    font-size: 1rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1712429683 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 50px 50px 71px 50px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1712429683 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 10px 10px 10px 11px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-1712429683 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 10% 10% 10% 10%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-282526290 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1149277474\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1149277474 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal\" style=\"max-width:1200px\" id=\"row-1488376130\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-482351224\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"slider-wrapper relative\" id=\"slider-1610152734\" >\n    <div class=\"slider slider-nav-reveal slider-nav-large slider-nav-dark slider-nav-outside slider-style-normal slider-show-nav\"\n        data-flickity-options='{\n            \"cellAlign\": \"center\",\n            \"imagesLoaded\": true,\n            \"lazyLoad\": 1,\n            \"freeScroll\": false,\n            \"wrapAround\": true,\n            \"autoPlay\": false,\n            \"pauseAutoPlayOnHover\" : true,\n            \"prevNextButtons\": true,\n            \"contain\" : true,\n            \"adaptiveHeight\" : true,\n            \"dragThreshold\" : 10,\n            \"percentPosition\": true,\n            \"pageDots\": true,\n            \"rightToLeft\": false,\n            \"draggable\": true,\n            \"selectedAttraction\": 0.1,\n            \"parallax\" : 0,\n            \"friction\": 0.6        }'\n        >\n        \n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_774877840\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles-back1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles-back1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles-back1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_774877840 {\n  width: 79%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1574215872\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"660\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles_of_the_back_erector_spinae_group_Primal.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles_of_the_back_erector_spinae_group_Primal.png 660w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles_of_the_back_erector_spinae_group_Primal-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles_of_the_back_erector_spinae_group_Primal-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles_of_the_back_erector_spinae_group_Primal-510x510.png 510w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles_of_the_back_erector_spinae_group_Primal-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1574215872 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1903821954\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"660\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles_of_the_cervical_region_intermediate_muscles_Primal.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles_of_the_cervical_region_intermediate_muscles_Primal.png 660w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles_of_the_cervical_region_intermediate_muscles_Primal-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles_of_the_cervical_region_intermediate_muscles_Primal-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles_of_the_cervical_region_intermediate_muscles_Primal-510x510.png 510w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Muscles_of_the_cervical_region_intermediate_muscles_Primal-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1903821954 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1429469733\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"444\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-at-11.15.35-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-at-11.15.35-AM.png 444w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-at-11.15.35-AM-228x300.png 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1429469733 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"loading-spin dark large centered\"><\/div>\n\n     \t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-626279027\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-2010439419\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2010439419 {\n  padding-top: 25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3165628417\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>Antagonist<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3165628417 {\n  font-size: 1.75rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3165628417 {\n    font-size: 1rem;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #text-3165628417 {\n    font-size: 1.25rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-19811721\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>Erector Spinae<\/li>\n<li>Latissimus Dorsi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-19811721 {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-19811721 {\n    font-size: 0.9rem;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #text-19811721 {\n    font-size: 1rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-626279027 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 50px 50px 71px 50px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-626279027 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 10px 10px 10px 11px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-626279027 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 10% 10% 10% 10%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1488376130 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-674737718\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-674737718 {\n  padding-top: 100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_978836775 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n#section_978836775 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_978836775 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:300px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_166745997\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #Functions\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#Functions\" data-title=\"Functions\"><a name=\"Functions\"><\/a><\/span>\n\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-1825924352\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-218052415\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3581588618\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Major Functions<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3581588618 {\n  font-size: 1.75rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-612650030\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-269621147\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large\"  id=\"row-1012565799\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-625967770\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img has-icon-bg\" style=\"width: 55px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" style=\"border-width:3px;color:rgb(39, 54, 71);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/computer-line.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/computer-line.png 120w, https:\/\/selfexplorer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/computer-line-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-4059455206\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>Enabling movement<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4059455206 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Allows for bending forward, lifting, and arching the lower back. 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