DVD as therapy for Back Pain

Hello

Do you do a yoga dvd for people with bad backs or can you recommend one i need to strenghten my back i have done a bit of yoga but am frightnened to do any at the momment due to my back.
what exercises should i be doing for my back?

thank you

Linda Davies

City: Worcestershire

Country: England

Hi Linda,
I do, in fact, have a DVD specifically for back problems. When I decide what DVD to do next, I look at the current statistics on what’s commonly ailing people. I had found that the percentage of people in America with chronic back problems was alarming. It has a lot to do with how we live today: sitting at a computer, in a car a lot of the time, rarely ever bending over to touch the ground or stretching up to reach for something. In response, I created Yoga for a Healthy Back. After the 2 introduction chapters, there are 3 separate 25-minute chapters of follow-along posture sequences. I created each of the practice segments according to years of training I’ve had on the spine and vertebrae, because for someone with back problems, the postures followed must respect the structural challenges very carefully.

In the first one, I make the assumption the practitioner is in pain, possibly even intense pain. The postures are extremely gentle. Mostly, the goal is to un-wrench the bound muscles. The result after just one session is more range of movement, eased tension of the back muscles and more oxygenation to the system. I recommend people continue to do the first sequence until it is very, very easy for them before moving on to the next one. My directions should be followed very, very precisely to achieve the desired result

After “Relax the Back” is done several times, the practitioner will have more knowledge about which movements present challenges. For instance, if one’s vertebrae are posterior displaced, or pushed outward toward the back, bending forward is most likely the motion that causes pain. If vertebrae are pushed interiorly, it’s the backward motion that most often creates pain. In the second segment, “Strengthen the Back”, the goal is to create the muscular structure to hold the vertebrae in the proper alignment—the place into where one’s chiropractor adjusts the spine.

After the second segment is very easy and creates no sensitiveness, its time to move on to the third segment, that contains vigorous back exercises. Doing this practice will create good posture through erect alignment of the vertebrae, which is a large part of protecting one’s back.

In one of the DVD chapters of Yoga for a Healthy Back, I recommend that people consider the posture their car seat, desk chair, or evening sofa puts them in. Because the fasciae, the mesh netting around the muscles, reshapes after just 11 minutes in a particular position, it is important that one’s back is in alignment in every situation. That may mean having a couch re-stuffed or putting a pillow at the small of your back in the car. Lifestyle habits can either support or detract from the positive effects of a yoga practice designed to give you a healthy back!

If you’d like to purchase this DVD, please click on the link above.

Best of health to you!

Om Shanti,

Yogi Marlon