| Many people suffer with back pain and most all of | | | | yoga can relieve chronic back pain. The yoga poses, |
| those people learn over time what works best to help | | | | combined with breathing techniques, help relax muscles |
| with their particular pain. Some of the back pains can | | | | and calm the mind. |
| be cured where others have to be managed, but there | | | | It also helps to reduce low back pain & sciatica - |
| is no doubt that lower back pain can take a toll on a | | | | As you become acutely aware of proper body |
| person. There are many things that one can do to | | | | alignment, you can carry yourself and your belly in an |
| ease chronic back pain. One of the most common | | | | integrated manner. This can help to reduce the degree |
| methods that people use would be bed rest combined | | | | of pelvic tilt associated with pregnancy and significantly |
| with anti-inflammatory medications and possibly some | | | | reduce the lower back pain which it can cause. |
| pain medication. There are other options available that | | | | Additionally, there are specific yoga poses which |
| may work much better. | | | | stretch the muscles and tissues associated with the |
| Sometimes a better option with back pain is to get the | | | | lower back, hips, and hamstrings. Your instructor should |
| body and back mobile therefore creating blood flow to | | | | make these poses a part of each class. |
| the effected areas. Which in turn will help clear toxins | | | | Yoga is a wonderful physical discipline and may be |
| and blockages from that area. With exercise these | | | | beneficial to increase strength, balance, and range of |
| areas then receive 'oxygenated blood' to the injured | | | | motion. Yoga can exacerbate certain back conditions, |
| area and help recovery and healing quicker. Possibly | | | | however, and therefore physician clearance is |
| the hardest part is when one is injured is to motivate | | | | recommended for patients with back pain prior to |
| yourself to do 'something' to keep the body mobile. | | | | beginning yoga. Patients with acute pain will usually be |
| A major study on the use of alternative therapies | | | | unable to tolerate the normal yoga practice, however, |
| found that almost 60% of people who consulted a | | | | if one is gentle and listens to the body progress can be |
| medical doctor for back pain had tried some sort of | | | | made. It is a fine line where you draw. |
| alternative therapy. There is mounting evidence that | | | | |