Yoga vs. Yoga Therapy at San Francisco Back Pain Center
Posted Jun 02 2009 4:35pm
I'm sure that most people who have heard of yoga have heard that it is an ancient exercise that has a variety of health benefits. This is exactly what it is, however, there are many different kinds of yoga with many different benefits and purposes. Practicing yoga can help your back, neck, or wrists heal from chronic pain, however, it is important to practice a kind of yoga designed for healing and designed to avoid aggravating the pain in the problem area. Yoga therapy is different than a regular drop in yoga class. While regular yoga classes are amazing and have a huge set of benefits in and of themselves, yoga therapy is particularly suited to the therapeutic needs of a patient/client. There has been substantial research done in the new, yet very old, field of yoga therapy. Gary Kraftsow is a renowned yoga instructor who has designed asana sequences for research in yoga therapy. He is an expert in yoga for back pain and certainly a great resource for anyone considering trying yoga therapy for relieving pain, or actually just interested in the practice of yoga. Yoga done in a therapeutic way can promote healing and can make a huge difference in the rehab of an injury or chronic condition. This form of yoga is woven into the treatment plans of interested and qualified patients at the San Francisco Decompression Center. Watch out for more to come on specific exercises and asanas suited for relief of back, neck, or wrist pain.
I'm sure that most people who have heard of yoga have heard that it is an ancient exercise that has a variety of health benefits. This is exactly what it is, however, there are many different kinds of yoga with many different benefits and purposes. Practicing yoga can help your back, neck, or wrists heal from chronic pain, however, it is important to practice a kind of yoga designed for healing and designed to avoid aggravating the pain in the problem area. Yoga therapy is different than a regular drop in yoga class. While regular yoga classes are amazing and have a huge set of benefits in and of themselves, yoga therapy is particularly suited to the therapeutic needs of a patient/client. There has been substantial research done in the new, yet very old, field of yoga therapy. Gary Kraftsow is a renowned yoga instructor who has designed asana sequences for research in yoga therapy. He is an expert in yoga for back pain and certainly a great resource for anyone considering trying yoga therapy for relieving pain, or actually just interested in the practice of yoga. Yoga done in a therapeutic way can promote healing and can make a huge difference in the rehab of an injury or chronic condition. This form of yoga is woven into the treatment plans of interested and qualified patients at the San Francisco Decompression Center. Watch out for more to come on specific exercises and asanas suited for relief of back, neck, or wrist pain.