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| posted May 10, 2007 10:11:14 AM | To All |
Yoga therapy is widespread in India, but it's growing here in the U.S. Also, more doctors are recognizing it as an important healing practice.
People with chronic pain, injuries or in need of rehabilitation are turning to one-on-one visits with Yoga therapists. They work together with patients and adapt poses for problems diagnosed by doctors.
I have chronic neck and back pain I've been dealing with for about 5 years. I was thinking of going to a chiropractor, but maybe I'll give Yoga therapy a try instead.
Have any of you tried Yoga therapy for health purposes, or maybe to recover from an injury ?Edited by: GranolaJoe on May 10, 2007 10:13:19 AM |
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| posted May 11, 2007 1:13:46 PM | To All |
About 12 years ago, I tried a form of yoga therapy called Phoenix Rising that is based on Kripalu Yoga. In this form of yoga therapy, you typically hold a pose longer than you would in class and discover what comes up physically and mentally. It helps you tune into the body/mind connection in a real way.
I did a few months of sessions in addition to regular yoga classes. The most amazing session for me was one that I had after being on vacation for a week alone -- and not with my then live-in boyfriend. I was able to do a difficult pose that I normally couldn't do. My body was free of tension and flexible. It made me really look at the toll the relationship was taking on me on all levels.
I definitely think going to a yoga therapist who has an established practice could be very helpful for pain and tension issues. He or she can help you with a personalized home practice that will help you ease tension and build up any weaker areas as well. You'll strengthen your body awareness and be able to better listen to your body's cues that it needs to stretch or stroll.
Edited by: Luckychien on May 11, 2007 1:21:34 PM |
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| posted May 26, 2007 12:23:45 PM | To GranolaJoe |
I hjaven't tried yoga therapy, and have found that some poses actually are more painful for someone with chronic back pain. I have a herniated disc, and have found physical therapy and Pilates, which strengthens the core muscles, to be most helpful. If you are inetrested in yoga therapy, however, be very diligent about getting referrals, since a bad therapist can do far more harm than good. Check out this recent article in the NY Times! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/fashion/10Fitness.html?ex=1180324800&en=a8cd69e482eb7b4e&ei=5070
Cheers! -- ag |
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| posted May 29, 2007 11:18:50 AM | To All |
Yes! I just had a yoga therapy session for the first time to deal with chronic back pain. It was amazing. As it turns out - there is nothing wrong with me, just chronic tension causing muscle spasms. After deep stretching and some yoga poses I had restored confidence in my ability to heal myself. In one week I feel 95% better!
I highly recommend... |
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| posted May 30, 2007 1:14:36 PM | To All |
On May 29, 2007 11:18:50 AM bellagrl wrote:
Yes! I just had a yoga therapy session for the first time to deal with chronic back pain. It was amazing. As it turns out - there is nothing wrong with me, just chronic tension causing muscle spasms. After deep stretching and some yoga poses I had restored confidence in my ability to heal myself. In one week I feel 95% better!
I highly recommend...
That's awesome! Are you still going, or was this a one-time session?Edited by: GranolaJoe on May 30, 2007 1:14:55 PM |
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| posted May 30, 2007 4:29:03 PM | To Andi |
On May 26, 2007 12:23:45 PM Andi wrote:
I hjaven't tried yoga therapy, and have found that some poses actually are more painful for someone with chronic back pain. I have a herniated disc, and have found physical therapy and Pilates, which strengthens the core muscles, to be most helpful. If you are inetrested in yoga therapy, however, be very diligent about getting referrals, since a bad therapist can do far more harm than good. Check out this recent article in the NY Times! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/fashion/10Fitness.html?ex=1180324800&en=a8cd69e482eb7b4e&ei=5070
Cheers! -- ag
It's definitely good to always approach any type of therapy being aware that it has its risks. I think doing some research on the exercises you will be doing, and especially the specialist you're going to see, is extremely important. |
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| posted May 30, 2007 4:32:34 PM | To Andi |
On May 26, 2007 12:23:45 PM Andi wrote:
I hjaven't tried yoga therapy, and have found that some poses actually are more painful for someone with chronic back pain. I have a herniated disc, and have found physical therapy and Pilates, which strengthens the core muscles, to be most helpful. If you are inetrested in yoga therapy, however, be very diligent about getting referrals, since a bad therapist can do far more harm than good. Check out this recent article in the NY Times! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/fashion/10Fitness.html?ex=1180324800&en=a8cd69e482eb7b4e&ei=5070
Cheers! -- ag
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| posted May 30, 2007 5:01:34 PM | To GranolaJoe |
| I know! I'm such a knucklehead! But I caught the thread from the middle, rather than from the top! I only noticed it AFTER I posted it. You're never too old to do silly things! |
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| posted May 30, 2007 5:06:31 PM | To Andi |
On May 30, 2007 5:01:34 PM Andi wrote:
I know! I'm such a knucklehead! But I caught the thread from the middle, rather than from the top! I only noticed it AFTER I posted it. You're never too old to do silly things!
Haha don't worry. I was just giving you a hard time. It was a good article.
Also, you may want to check out the Yoga or Pilates thread. Some people are trying to figure out which one they should do, or both.
It seems like you've tried both and have a good opinion on the pros/cons of each |
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| posted May 30, 2007 5:16:37 PM | To GranolaJoe |
| Thanks; I will! I never mind putting in my two-cents' worth, if it's helpful. Or hell, even if it's not! |
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| posted Jun 23, 2007 4:46:03 AM | To All |
On May 29, 2007 11:18:50 AM bellagrl wrote:
Yes! I just had a yoga therapy session for the first time to deal with chronic back pain. It was amazing. As it turns out - there is nothing wrong with me, just chronic tension causing muscle spasms. After deep stretching and some yoga poses I had restored confidence in my ability to heal myself. In one week I feel 95% better!
I highly recommend...
That is exactly the same with me i had bad muscle spasms and believed something to be seriously wrong. My cousin teaches yoga at my local gym and advised me to partake in a yoga therapy session. The results are amazing and i continue to have sessions on a regular basis as well as incorporating both yoga and pilates in to my everyday life. I would therefore second that recommendation.
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| posted Aug 22, 2007 8:57:43 AM | To GranolaJoe |
I haven't tried official yoga therapy, per se, but when I dislocated my kneecap (don't ask me how I managed that one), I was in a leg immobilizer for a while.
When I got out of the immobilizer, I was in extreme pain, and couldn't bend my knee more than about a few degrees. When the weather changed, I was in agony. The doc gave me a list of exercises, and said basically that I would never have full mobility of me knee again, and that my knee would probably become arthritic as time went on.
I had been doing yoga for years, and I decided that I didn't care for the doctor's opinion. So on top of the exercises he had given me, I did yoga. At first it was difficult, but the breathing exercises lessened the pain, and within one month I had 95% mobility back in my leg. The doctor was amazed and asked what I had been doing.
I told him I had just been doing yoga, and he said to keep doing it, but not to expect to ever really get full mobility back, and not to be discouraged.
That was over two years ago. I have 99.99% mobility back in the leg that was only ever diagnosed to achieve 85% mobility, and on a good day I have 100% mobility with no discomfort. And there's no more severe pain when the weather changes! :D |
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| posted Nov 21, 2007 8:40:46 AM | To Suzi M |
On Aug 22, 2007 8:57:43 AM Suzi M wrote:
I haven't tried official yoga therapy, per se, but when I dislocated my kneecap (don't ask me how I managed that one), I was in a leg immobilizer for a while.
When I got out of the immobilizer, I was in extreme pain, and couldn't bend my knee more than about a few degrees. When the weather changed, I was in agony. The doc gave me a list of exercises, and said basically that I would never have full mobility of me knee again, and that my knee would probably become arthritic as time went on.
I had been doing yoga for years, and I decided that I didn't care for the doctor's opinion. So on top of the exercises he had given me, I did yoga. At first it was difficult, but the breathing exercises lessened the pain, and within one month I had 95% mobility back in my leg. The doctor was amazed and asked what I had been doing.
I told him I had just been doing yoga, and he said to keep doing it, but not to expect to ever really get full mobility back, and not to be discouraged.
That was over two years ago. I have 99.99% mobility back in the leg that was only ever diagnosed to achieve 85% mobility, and on a good day I have 100% mobility with no discomfort. And there's no more severe pain when the weather changes! :D
I learned quite a while ago to not listen to doctors, for the most part. Their philosophy behind healing is NOT holistic, in most cases, and they seem to like to tell people that many things are impossible to do... like getting mobility back into a body part or healing this or that... when in fact, most of it isn't true.
Yes, there are some doctors who have a more holistic approach, and osteopaths tend to think more holistically and in terms of natural healing, but I don't trust the average doctor who has meds and surgery in mind for healing and who doesn't know how to or doesn't believe in getting to the core problem/cause.
One needs to take their health into their own hands when at all possible and go from there. It doesn't mean you can't get advice from different sources, but if one has the approach that their health is their own responsibility and they are going to initiate their own healing process, that person will be better off. Listening to one or two viewpoints isn't good, in my opinion, especially when money is the driving force behind a viewpoint rather than healing.
Too many people like to rely on doctors to "heal" them ,and therefore, they trust them too much. If people take the "I'm responsible for my own healing" approach, they'd be much happier and healthier.
Kudos to you for doing your own thing and finding what works for you in terms of healing.
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| posted Apr 5, 2008 4:41:04 PM | To All |
| I think that Yoga Therapy based upon the Universal Principles of Alignment is the most effective treatment for injury, misalignment, and chronic pain that I've come across. I've been a Massage Therapist for 10+ years and wish I had known about this back when I started. I started studying Anusara Yoga in 2001 which is based upon the Universal Principles of Alignment, and have been able to keep my shoulders in their sockets because of it. I had a shoulder dislocation issue that was so bad that it came out of the socket a few times in my sleep! Of course everyone insisted the only option was surgery, but here I am, stronger than ever, no surgery. |
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