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pain/injuries with yoga
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| Please see Mukunda Stile's book "Structural Yoga Therapy" for anatomy
and descriptions of where the sensation of the poses should be felt.
You are guided through a series of range of motion to identify weak
and tight muscles. A qualified instructor can provide modifications
or alternate poses so that injury does not occur and discomfort is
reduced. If you would like to you may write to Mukunda on this forum
under Mukunda's Q&A.
Low back pain and tight hamstrings often accompany one another. In
general, forward folds can irritate sciatica due to the stretch
placed on the nerve. A tight gluteal muscle (piriformis) can be
released by a competent massage therapist, and is frequently the
culprit in sciatic syndrome, if it is not caused by a disc condition
in the lumbar spine.
I would recommend that you get a copy of Structural Yoga, do an
analysis for yourself and practice the single joint mobility
movements to free up the restrictions in the hip, buttock, legs and
back. By training each joint to function effectively with single
joint movements, more complicated whole body movements can be done
with greater ease. Finally, it is your responsibility to practice
asana within the comfort zone of your physical limitations. Pain,
strain and injury do not serve you. Place your attention in your body
and gradually move through the first boundary of resistance with
appropriate breath work. Do not judge your yogasana on the outer
form.
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| E. U. Reka 2005-07-20, 2:08 pm |
| Can't buy any more books. Sorry. I do have access to a copy of
Anatomy of Hatha Yoga, which should cover the same thing.
I still have tight hamstrings. Standing or lying hamstring stretches,
not forward bends.
Keep lines of energy on triangle and whatnot. If you go flax you'll
tear the place where hamstrings connect with pelvis, torn nerves etc.
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