| When considering Yoga therapy for chronic back pain, | | | | A smaller, but very popular, group of Yoga styles are |
| you should have the endorsement of your physician or | | | | off shoots of Hatha Yoga (union by physical mastery). |
| medical specialist. Reducing the back pain in your life | | | | Does this mean that Hatha Yoga is purely physical in |
| can be a team effort. It is important to realize that | | | | nature? No, because depending on the teacher and |
| many forms of therapy work well in harmony with | | | | the sub-style, Hatha also covers mental, emotional, and |
| medicine and each other. | | | | spiritual health, in various degrees. The variation among |
| In the case of Yoga therapy for back pain, one should | | | | Hatha Yoga's sub-styles covers a wide spectrum of |
| feel a reduction in pain, but this does not mean you | | | | knowledge and approaches toward health. |
| should discard your prescriptions, or the advice of your | | | | From the Hatha style, modern Yoga therapy has |
| doctors. Most people, who constantly suffer from | | | | sprung. Among the therapeutic Yoga systems are: |
| back pain, try medical or chiropractic solutions, | | | | Viniyoga, Iyengar Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and other |
| prescriptions, and a variety of physical or alternative | | | | forms of Yoga therapy. This short list is where a |
| therapies. | | | | person in chronic pain should begin to seek pain |
| After trying a variety of solutions, most people tend to | | | | management solutions. |
| continue with anything that helps them manage, or | | | | This will also require an extensive search for the right |
| eliminate, pain. With that said, Yoga therapy sessions, | | | | teacher, school, or Yoga therapist. The right teacher, or |
| or Yoga classes, are often part of a larger solution for | | | | therapist, is knowledgeable, competent, gentle, |
| pain management; and in some cases, the complete | | | | understanding, and has time for you. You can easily |
| elimination of back pain. | | | | make an assessment in one consultation, private |
| Does this mean that every Yoga teacher has solutions | | | | session, or over the phone. |
| for backaches and serious back pain? No, because | | | | Generally speaking, Yoga schools do not have group |
| there are a variety of Yoga styles, and many of them | | | | therapy sessions for the same ailment. There may be |
| address mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Mental, | | | | a specialized workshop for back pain, but these are |
| emotional, and spiritual health are important in any | | | | rare. Therefore, it would be wise to schedule a private |
| healing process, but you want to be sure treatment of | | | | Yoga session with the most qualified teacher or |
| the physical body is included in your Yoga therapy. | | | | therapist you can find. |