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Raymond Roy-Camille was a French orthopedic surgeon known for advancing spinal fixation through the use of screws placed in the vertebral pedicles. Beginning in the 1960s, he developed a plate-and-screw system commonly called the Roy-Camille plate. His work helped establish pedicle screw fixation as...

Paul Harrington was an American orthopedic surgeon known for developing spinal instrumentation to treat scoliosis. His system used metal rods attached to the spine with hooks, allowing surgeons to correct and stabilize severe spinal curvature while fusion occurred. Introduced in the mid-20th century...

Layback is an advanced contortion skill in which a performer bends deeply backward from a standing position until the head approaches or reaches the buttocks. The movement requires exceptional spinal extension, hip and shoulder flexibility, balance, and controlled conditioning, and it is commonly as...

American neurosurgeon who chaired departments at both Baylor College of Medicine and NYU Langone and made contributions bridging operative neurosurgery and neuroradiology.

Robert Roaf was a British orthopedic surgeon whose work concentrated on spinal disorders, scoliosis, and the mechanics of spinal injury. He held academic and clinical posts in Liverpool and investigated how forces acting on the vertebral column produce characteristic patterns of damage and deformity...

A limber is an acrobatic flexibility movement in which a performer travels between an upright standing position and a bridge, or between a bridge and standing, with controlled body alignment. In the commonly described form, the hands remain planted rather than stepping or shifting across the floor w...

Bridge, also called a back bend, is a bodyweight flexibility and strength exercise used in gymnastics, acrobatics, dance, yoga, and general movement training. The performer begins lying on the back, bends the knees, places the feet on the floor, and presses through the hands and feet to lift the tor...

Chest stand is a contortion position in which the performer bends backward until the chest rests on the floor for support while the legs extend upward or overhead. The pose requires substantial spinal, shoulder, and hip flexibility, together with control of the legs and pelvis. It is used in contort...