Yoga For Back Pain. Steps to take to improve your back

Yoga For Back Pain.

Steps to take to improve your back

Guest Blog by Dr Kevin Finnan

Back pain is a common problem especially in for those that work in an office. There are many techniques to help minimizing it, and one of the most well-known is to do yoga. But you should always consult your doctor before going to a  yoga class, as your doctor might ask you to avoid some of the poses.  They will also advise you about the level of challenge, or what safety precautions you should take as well as if it would be right to exercise and take medication at the same time.
If your doctor allows you to do yoga, then you should look for a well-trained yoga teacher, who will let you know about the limitations of your yoga practice.  They will let you know to which level you can stretch, and what steps you should take to improve the strength of your back.

Similarly, you should make sure that you stay balanced while doing yoga. As it is basically the balance between flexibility and strength of your back. As yoga releases tension, so it also improves the muscles, and therefore, makes your back strong.
For people who have back pain it is recommended to practice hatha yoga.  Hatha yoga emphasizes rest and restoration, so it helps in making your back more strong. It is not recommended to follow styles like Kundalini, Ashtanga, and Bikram.
Yoga helps in developing body awareness and has more impact on alignment. Body awareness and alignment show that feet, knees, hips, spine, shoulder and head are all affecting each other, and therefore this type of yoga can help in making your body strong. While doing yoga, you should make sure that you are relaxed, and breathe deeply. There are many different breathing techniques which need to be followed, as yoga is about spiritual thinking as well. This helps in relieving your pain on a deeper level.

You should interview your yoga teacher for more help and guidance. There are many yoga classes, so look for those which are specifically designed for back patients. Yoga can help those who have back problems because of bad posture, or those with low back pain.  Conditions which can be cured through yoga include kyphosis, scoliosis, and lordosis. Other problems like stenosis, nerve root problems and intervertable disks as well can be relieved through yoga.

Although yoga really helps in releasing back pain , but one needs to be mindful of their limitations as advised by their doctors and yoga teacher, to avoid injuring themselves .

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About Author
Dr Kevin Finnan is an Osteopath in Sydney in Australia, who specializes in the non-surgical treatment of chronic neck, back and joint pain. Kevin’s gentle but effective hands-on approach has helped hundreds of chronic pain suffers free themselves from pain.

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