Yoga for Back Pain Part 3

Exercises

You should start yoga exercises the moment you decide to get pregnant and continue with your exercises until the last month.  The targeted yoga exercises for low back pain works systematically on the lumbar sacral region.  By giving your back pain a little more attention as soon as it surfaces, you can control it very effectively; especially with the help of yoga exercises.  Yoga exercises provide more oxygen to the brain, better circulation of blood, movement of all joints of the body and strengthen the muscles of the body. 

There are many exercises in Yoga to improve the functionality of various organs of the body like kidneys, lungs, pancreas and liver.  Most doctors rely on physical therapists to prescribe exercises to patients.  And although you may think of Yoga as “legs behind the head” kind of postures, this series of articles for back pain offers very similar exercises to those offered by physical therapists.  You may need to do simple stretching exercises for your first few yoga sessions.  You can then gradually move your way up to more advanced exercises when you know that you are physically ready. 

You may also want to consult with your yoga instructor about which exercises you should focus on, depending on the type of back pain you have.  Yoga exercises for low back pain can also help people to complete different exercises more efficiently.  The locust and bending forward pose are also good exercises to treat back pain. 

Neck

Keep the neck as the natural extension of the spine.  Each of the yoga postures or movements will feel like it is opening things up or relaxing your back, neck and shoulders.  Yoga was also reported to be helpful for people with scoliosis, neck pain and osteoarthritis.  When twisting, allow your neck and head to follow the twist of the spine.  For many, yoga has proven to be a safe and effective way to finally alleviate many forms of back pain or neck pain and help prevent ongoing problems.  The result is to vastly reduce stress to the back, shoulders and neck. 

Breathing

Breathing exercises along with sarvangasana helps to restore the normal human balance.  Breathing techniques are important within Yoga not only for improving the supply of oxygen to the body and also for strengthening the lungs, but the way we breath also has a direct effect on how we feel emotionally and physically, and on our state of mind. 

Yoga is a combination of mental and physical discipline that integrates meditation, body postures and breathing techniques.  Use breathing to develop your posture, with doing yoga poses it involves the practice of breathing techniques.  Lengthen your spine with breathing techniques practiced during triangle.

This will also help to lengthen the spine and create space between the vertebrae.  Don’t forget to breathe as with any yoga posture, breathing is your helpful friend and a good guide to monitor how you are doing. Quiet, introspective breathing alters the sympathetic/parasympathetic nerve signal balance to the arteries and veins, allowing increased circulation to tissues whose vessels are constricted during times of stress. 

Glen Wood - The Yoga Teacher. Glen is a yoga expert who loves to teach you how to lose your neck, shoulder or back pain with yoga. He is dedicated to unlocking the Real Secrets of Back, Neck and Shoulder Pain.

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