Archive for October, 2008

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How Is Your Back Pain? Part 5

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Your neutral back spine has three natural curves: the inward curve at the neck (cervical lordosis), the outward curve at the upper back (thoracic kyphosis), and finally the inward curve at the low back (lumbar lordosis).  The amount of curving in your spine when you are in a neutral posture determines your support needs.  Movement [...]

How Is Your Back Pain? Part 4

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Practice Here you can help to determine how to start your own yoga practice or alter your existing practice, depending on your physical condition and the cause of your particular pain. The Plough, Halasana if practiced slowly and smoothly, the entire spine becomes flexible and the spinal nerves, muscles and ligaments are toned up and [...]

How Is Your Back Pain? Part 3

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Learning what it feels like to relax your mind and your muscles will help you to recognize when you are becoming overly tight in other situations and will help you prevent injury; to notice when a muscle is too tight for good performance. This calms and unifies the body and mind to maintain energy balance, [...]

How Is Your Back Pain? Part 2

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Health By practicing yoga, tension is often released and blood flow is increased, which means your muscles are getting added nourishment, ultimately creating and training a healthy body.  There are many forms of yoga, choose one that you are happy with and can relate well to your instructor. You may find that one area of [...]

How Is Your Back Pain? Part 1

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Introduction Most of us at one time or another will suffer from neck, shoulder or back pain. It could be helpful to find someone experienced in treating low back pain with yoga as they can direct you to the appropriate exercise that maybe needed. More and more Americans are willing to experiment with alternative medicine, [...]

Nurses and Back Pain Part 5

Friday, October 10th, 2008

One of the best ways to ease up back pain is exercise.  Contrary to what we knew in the past that chronic back pain can be eased up by resting and spending as much time in bed as possible, medical studies showed that movements and low impact exercise can actually help ease chronic back pain.  [...]

Nurses and Back Pain Part 4

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

In order to increase energy and to rejuvenate mind, body and spirit, a dose of yoga incorporated into a nurse’s daily routine can be the answer. In addition, he points out that yoga is especially beneficial for maintaining good posture, which lessens the tendency to tire, and for maximizing the health of the spine.  In [...]

Nurses and Back Pain Part 3

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Spine Abdominal and back muscles need to be specifically targeted with strengthening exercise in order to support the spine. Exercise and physical fitness are critical, including stretching and building strength in the core trunk muscles that help support the spine. Without question, the composition and function of the spine is a marvel of nature, providing [...]

Nurses and Back Pain Part 2

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

While some people with this condition are unlucky enough to develop debilitating back pain, for most of us the back pain from degenerative disc disease is just a signal that we need to adopt a healthier lifestyle to keep the symptoms in check.  Good overall health — and the health of the muscles, ligaments and [...]

Nurses and Back Pain Part 1

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Introduction This article is to help nurses and carers with back pain to give them alternatives with the practice of yoga. Please bare in mind if you have concerns regarding your exercise programme please talk to your health professional or doctor. Pain Nurses and carers with back pain are the subjects of this study.  Pain [...]

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