Drivetime
Driving Yoga Exercises You Can Do in Your Car
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010If you have a Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, keep your wrists relaxed and allow your elbows to drop slowly while you are driving. Remember at all times to keep a position in which you are most comfortable, drive safely, and give your body some workout by practicing yoga. How can you reduce tension in your wrists, [...]
Yoga and Other Techniques to Help Drivers Deal with Back and Neck Pain
Monday, October 25th, 2010Whether you are driving by profession or you often do this to get to work and various places, you may already be experiencing from frequent back pain. Lower back pain is actually a very common problem among most drivers of any vehicle types, especially those who are often behind the wheels of vehicles with high [...]
Driving The Pain Away
Thursday, October 21st, 2010Back and neck pain are the most common body and muscle pain. Although, it is the most common it does not mean they are the least painful. Back and neck pain could be too harsh, that sometimes, sufferers are unable to perform their daily duties. A common cause of neck and back pain would be [...]
Back Pain Free with Driving Yoga Part 5
Thursday, May 15th, 2008While driving, for those with Carpal Tunnel Deviation, try keeping your wrists fluid and letting your elbows drop slightly. Always keep in mind to ‘go where you feel the most control’, driving safely and loosen up with a little Yoga from time to time. When appropriate, interlacing the fingers of the hands and stretch them [...]
Back Pain Free with Driving Yoga Part 4
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008When getting out of bed, don’t even dare trying quick movements. Instead, you should slowly edge your way to the side of the bed and then push yourself up with your arms. That way you don’t use your back muscles as much. Yoga exercises will help you improve your lung capacity, deepen your connection with [...]
Back Pain Free with Driving Yoga Part 3
Monday, May 12th, 2008In a fixed task such as driving, optimal trunk stabilization is essential for the healthiest driving posture, with the least stress to the back and neck, and the most efficient operation of the controls (steering wheel, foot pedals). This trunk stabilization is due to spontaneous activation of four key muscle groups: the lower abdominals, the [...]
Back Pain Free with Driving Yoga Part 2
Sunday, May 11th, 2008In this posture, the tail bone is bearing weight on the seat. In addition, the arms are elevated forward to reach the steering wheel. If there is one posture guaranteed to give you back and neck pain while driving, this is it! Exercise balls are also great tools to keep handy and one of the [...]
Back Pain Free with Driving Yoga Part 1
Saturday, May 10th, 2008If health professionals paid more attention to driving posture and the science of sitting, they would have fewer patients to treat for back pain. Instead, their “state of the art” advice to patients is: 1) Use a rolled towel or lumbar support in the lower back when driving, and 2) get out of the car [...]