Eden Hoelscher was left paralyzed from the waist down in December after performing a backbend that damaged her entire spine – but the inspiring 5-year-old isn't letting the devastating injury crush ...

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 backbend in her living room on the morning of Dec. 23, 2015, something ...

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 ...

I’ll never forget the first time I saw someone drop back into Wheel Pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana) from standing. I was a student at the time, long before I completed my 200-hour teacher training, and I ...

Doctors and physical therapists are marveling at a 6-year-old girl who is making unexpected progress after a simple backbend in her living room left her paralyzed. Eden Hoelscher, a first-grader from ...

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.

PALOS VERDES PENINSULA, Calif. -- An inspiring Rancho Palos Verdes girl is in the fight of her life after she was paralyzed from the waist down following a tragic accident. Five-year-old Eden ...

In early December 2024, an X-ray allegedly showing a gymnast performing an extreme backbending maneuver resurfaced on social media (archived). "I know it's silly, but I see a snake with a human skull, ...

Eden Hoelscher was a typically active child until she attempted a backbend in the living room of her family's California home last December. “I look at her and she's collapsed on the floor from the ...

"No one knows what her prognosis will be – anything is possible," mom Kylee Hoelscher tells PEOPLE Erin Hill is the Senior Editor, Royals at PEOPLE. She has reported on Royals for the brand since 2015 ...

Eden Hoelscher became paralyzed from the waist down on Dec. 23, 2015. Eden Hoelscher, 5, became paralyzed from the waist down after doing a backbend in her living room in December 2015. Kylee ...