Back Pain Yoga Guide Part 1

Back Pain Yoga Guide Part 1

Many people suffer with back pain and most all of those people learn over time what works best to help with their particular pain. Some of the back pains can be cured where others have to be managed, but there is no doubt that lower back pain can take a toll on a person. There are many things that one can do to ease chronic back pain. One of the most common methods that people use would be bed rest combined with anti-inflammatory medications and possibly some pain medication. There are other options available that may work much better.

Sometimes a better option with back pain is to get the body and back mobile therefore creating blood flow to the effected areas. Which in turn will help clear toxins and blockages from that area. With exercise these areas then receive 'oxygenated blood' to the injured area and help recovery and healing quicker. Possibly the hardest part is when one is injured is to motivate yourself to do 'something' to keep the body mobile.

A major study on the use of alternative therapies found that almost 60% of people who consulted a medical doctor for back pain had tried some sort of alternative therapy. There is mounting evidence that yoga can relieve chronic back pain. The yoga poses, combined with breathing techniques, help relax muscles and calm the mind.

It also helps to reduce low back pain & sciatica - As you become acutely aware of proper body alignment, you can carry yourself and your belly in an integrated manner. This can help to reduce the degree of pelvic tilt associated with pregnancy and significantly reduce the lower back pain which it can cause. Additionally, there are specific yoga poses which stretch the muscles and tissues associated with the lower back, hips, and hamstrings. Your instructor should make these poses a part of each class.

Yoga is a wonderful physical discipline and may be beneficial to increase strength, balance, and range of motion. Yoga can exacerbate certain back conditions, however, and therefore physician clearance is recommended for patients with back pain prior to beginning yoga. Patients with acute pain will usually be unable to tolerate the normal yoga practice, however, if one is gentle and listens to the body progress can be made. It is a fine line where you draw.

Glen Wood - The Yoga Teacher, dedicated to unlocking the Real Secrets of Back, Neck and Shoulder Pain.

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