9 Yoga Poses for Back Pain Relief
Most people experience low back pain at some point in their lives. While causes of back pain are numerous ,some are self-inflicted due to a lifetime of bad habits(common cause is a sedentary lifestyle ).Other back pain causes include accidents, muscle strains and sports injuries.
There are many treatment options available to low back pain sufferers, ranging from medications to surgery. But one of the most sustainable and effective solutions for removing back pain is the regular practice of yoga poses.
New Studies suggest that Yoga is an excellent way to Relieve Chronic Low Back Pain and prevent back pain.
A 2011 study on ‘Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain’ published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that yoga provides not just more effective low back pain than usual care, but also provides it faster. The study used 313 adults with recurrent low back pain, and half of the group underwent a 12 week yoga program while the other half used usual low back pain care for 12 months.
After 3 months of treatment, the yoga practitioners had with 30 percent more physically active than those taking standard treatment, study results from the University of York. Basically, they could walk and move much better and faster, they dressed without help and were able to stand up longer.
“The benefits of yoga may be greater than those of exercise alone because yoga offers a combination of physical exercise with mental focus, and patients are taught good posture, self-awareness, and self-care along with relaxation.”(according to the authors of the study)
“Our results suggest that both yoga and stretching can be good, safe options for people who are willing to try physical activity to relieve their moderate, low-back pain,” Dr. Sherman concludes. “But it’s important for the classes to be therapeutically oriented, geared for beginners, and taught by instructors who can modify postures for participants’ individual physical limitations.”
Here are several simple poses that can reduce and eliminate low back pain by helping prevent weakness from inactivity and improving the body’s ability to tolerate activity as you get older.
Namaste!
References
"Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha" by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
https://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1106098 A Randomized Trial Comparing Yoga, Stretching, and a Self-care Book for Chronic Low Back Pain. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2011;
https://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1106049 Comparative Effectiveness Studies in Chronic Low Back Pain: Comment on 'A Randomized Trial Comparing Yoga, Stretching, and a Self-care Book for Chronic Low Back Pain'.Archives of Internal Medicine, 2011