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dragonfire -> Re: yoga and physical therapy (July 11, 2005 10:28:00 AM)
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Daniel,
I'm a yoga teacher myself and finished 200 hours of yoga teacher training but I'm primarily a Physical Therapist and see yoga as a great adjunct program for treating patients. I'm sure you know that there are other types of yoga but it is the Hatha yoga that is relevant to a PT. As a PT, I am able to tailor the yoga program to the type of patients I treat and based on the precautions or contraindications they might have. I filter the concepts of yoga that make more scientific sense to me and discard the esoteric. I believe that yoga teachers with no medical background run the risk of causing injury to their yoga students even if teachers tell their students not to push themselves too hard in a certain asana or posture.
The diaphragmatic breathing really helps a lot and facilitates bodily awareness. With my chronic pain patients, I found that the breathing exercises lessens their perception of pain. So yes, it's a great tool to have as a PT, to be able to teach yoga. I think you're looking for more and I would encourage you to look into PT because as a PT, you'd be able to do more, help more but in a safe and rational way.
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