| turies-old tradition can help relieve chronic back pain | | | | Harris Interactive Service Bureau indicates that 15.8 |
| with little investment of time or money. Millions of | | | | million people practice yoga, with almost half (49.4%) of |
| Americans have turned to Yoga practice and its | | | | current practitioners using yoga accessories such as |
| simple yoga accessories to cure one of the most | | | | blocks or straps in conjunction with their practice to |
| debilitating problems of modern life – chronic | | | | improve their overall health. Many state that a doctor |
| back pain. | | | | or therapist recommended yoga as beneficial if they |
| Yoga History - It is estimated yoga began in India in | | | | were undergoing treatment for chronic pain. With the |
| prehistoric times, more than 5,000 years ago. Although | | | | relatively low cost of yoga accessories such as |
| Yoga probably arrived in the United States in the early | | | | videos for private practice, it is no wonder that this |
| 1900s, it did not become popular with it’s use of | | | | inexpensive and proven relief for chronic back pain |
| various yoga accessories to aid the practice until the | | | | has gown. "Yoga is no longer simply a singular pursuit |
| 1960s. | | | | but a lifestyle choice and an established part of our |
| Growth of Yoga in America - Yoga’s | | | | health and cultural landscape," says Bill Harper, publisher |
| explosive growth is a reflection of how hot this solution | | | | of Yoga Journal. |
| has become for chronic pain. A 2008 study by the | | | | |