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Yoga on the Brain :eek: - January 9, 2001 12:50:00 PM
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mcap
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Many of my patients do Yoga and are convinced of the health benefits. A recent article in the NY times described how many more New Yorker's are pursuing Yoga in a typical New York "Type A" fashion. They are trying to do the most complex moves as quickly as possible.
My question is "Is Yoga actually good for you?" I will admit that I don't really know that much about it and I have never even really taken a class. I will also admit that some of the breathing, postural and spiritual aspects of it may contribute to health. But I am a little concerned about the stress that many of these people are applying to their bodies.
Many of the extreme positions are held for long periods of time. When you stretch your hip musculature for instance, you are also stretching your hip joint capsule, your nerves, your pelvis/SI Joint, your lumbar spine and associated structures, etc. Sustained stress to tissues can make them weaker.
So what's your opinion. There have been no controlled studies for Yoga and Low Back Pain. Maybe it helps......but maybe it doesn't. Everyone seems to assume it is good for you.
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Re: Yoga on the Brain :eek: - January 9, 2001 12:51:00 PM
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mcap
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Sorry guys;
The [IMG]http://www.rehabedge.com/forums/eek.gif[/IMG] next to my topic is very corny....I know. But when you type it out like that it is supposed to give you an "eek" face. Not the words....Sorry. Let's see if it works here. [IMG]http://www.rehabedge.com/forums/eek.gif[/IMG]
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Re: Yoga on the Brain :eek: - January 10, 2001 7:23:00 AM
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Barrett
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mcap,
I've never taken a Yoga lesson in my life. This should not lead you to believe I don't have an opinion, of course.
From what I've read and heard, Yoga appears not to be a "thing" but rather a philosophy, a way of seeing things, and, ultimately a way of behaving. If anyone is teaching it as primarily a series of seemingly bizarre postures, well, they're probably not being especially true to its original intent. (I used to get The Yoga Journal. Can you tell?)
Not unlike the "Westernization" (I don't care for the word, but you know what I mean) of Tai Chi, Yoga has become equated with its physical manifestation alone, and not the thought behind it. To my knowledge, the posture one achieves is not nearly so important as the path toward it and the kind of thinking that accompanies the movement. Alexander and Feldenkrais would say the same thing.
I like Yoga for the wonderful breathing it teaches, but any competent PT could do that much. Any regimen of stretching troubles me if it is promoted as some sort of pain relieving technique.
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Re: Yoga on the Brain :eek: - January 10, 2001 10:52:00 AM
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Any program taken to the "type A" extreme is likely to overstress parts of the body and not likely to be as beneficial as intended-- be it yoga, strength training, aerobics, dieting, meditation, colonic clensing...
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