This is the second buttocks/pelvis exercise for core conditioning to help cure back pain from strain, subluxation, herniated disk, bulging disc, degenerative disc disease, facet syndrome, stenosis, chronic back pain and failed back surgery. Patients undergoing spinal decompression will benefit from these exercises when they make the transition back to active exercise. The goal is…
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Best Whiplash Secrets Part 5
It may be difficult to work on neck and shoulder issues (whiplash) until the rest of the body is relaxed. First, work with supine lengthwise and crosswise chest openers. Then supported and active bridge poses are active back bending poses. Weight bearing Down and Up Dog poses are best introduced before upright and arm elevation…
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Whiplash Secrets Part 4
When this pain subsided, Saskia resumed the full JFS series. About eight weeks later, shoulder flexion became normal. After three and a half months of yoga therapy, neck mobility became close to or beyond normal. Whiplash occurs when the soft tissue in the spine is stretched and strained after the body is thrown in a…
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Whiplash Secrets Part 3
Yoga works powerfully, and its effects last, because it brings change gently and gradually. Yoga is not meant to be an overnight cure. As Carl Jung once said: "Things seldom happen overnight except in dreams." Changes in the body that do happen too quickly, usually "snap" back quickly, too. As with whiplash, certain exercises will…
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