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My back hurts when I archWhat should I do?

So I like to dance, breaking mainly, and I was practicing this move lately and it has caused me pain on my backThe name of the move which is the source of my affliction is called a head hollowbackThis picture is a picture of me doing the freezeAs you can see, I have to arch my back in able to do it which in return puts stress on my backIt's been nearly 2 weeks and I still feel it every time I archNot as badly as it used to, but I'm just worried since I have had a tendency to always crack my fingers, neck, and back for many years nowI also arch when I do a handstand and it causes me pain on my back on those occasion as well.

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That's a pretty crazy move and I can't say it really looks safeWith your legs bent over so far like that you are really putting a lot of pressure on your lower back which is not a good thingWhen gymnasts do moves like bridge most of the arch is in the upper back and shoulders which has more flexibilityAre you sure you are doing that move correctly? It strikes me that perhaps the bend should be more in your shoulders and at the hip but I don't do dance and I've never seen that move before so I could be way outYou shouldn't have your back arched in a handstand thoughIt is supposed to be straightTwo things that can cause you to arch in a handstand are craning your neck to look at your hands (you can glance at your hands with your eyes, not your whole head, while maintaining a fairly neutral neck position) and not having good enough body tensionI'm thinking that might be a problem with you because if you have good core strength and can maintain body tension it helps protect your backSo I think the answer is probably two fold: 1) Work on improving your core strength by doing hollow hold, arch hold, sit-ups and V-sitsThere's other stuff you can do too, especially if you have a bit of equipment like a Swiss ballLook up core conditioning exercises2) Work on improving the flexibility in your shoulders and hips using stretches such as bridge with feet raised on a block, left and right splits, and pigeon poseIf you can transfer the bend from your back to your much more elastic ball joints it ought to help matters.

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