Introduction: Paschimottanasana is a yogasana which is also known as forward bending in sitting position. Technically it is an intense dorsal stretch. The name comes from the Sanskrit words paschima (पश्चिम, paścima) meaning “west” or “back” or “back of body”, and uttana (उत्तान, uttāna) meaning “intense stretch” or “straight” or “extended”, and asana (आसन) meaning…