Yoga Therapy for Back Pain

Very gentle, perhaps a little too boring, but quite therapeutic
First, I do not recommend video yoga unless you have taken classes from a qualified instructor - this is because an instructor will personally make sure you understand what is meant by various instructions, and how to make the most of a pose.

I am just an amateur, but I find yoga to be very therapeutic both physically and mentally. At 58, I find that my lower back aches frequently, and I have had neck and shoulder issues for years, due to an old whiplash and being an accountant. My chiropractor always says that I am in better shape whenever I'm doing yoga consistently (which is not during tax busy season!)

What I like about this DVD is that it provides groups of routines for general back health, for the upper back, and then for three specific types of lower back issues. Each one of these provides two or more routines of increasing length, with the shortest being 17 minutes, and the longest about 45 minutes. The instructor also goes over the types and symptoms...

Keeping my back healthy
The last time I injured my back (by merely bending over) I knew I needed to find a way to strengthen my back. I was in pain and semi-incapacitated for over a month. Yoga Therapy for Back Pain is my salvation and I have incorporated it into my daily routine. I have focused on the General Back and the Bulging Disk routines and I especially like having the option of routine length. With Emily's guidance I feel I have found a safe, gentle and relaxing way to end each day knowing I am conditioning my back against future injury.

Gentle, therapeutic yoga practices target the entire back area
NOTE: I received a free review copy of this DVD from the web site Metapsychology Online Reviews; a longer version of my review appears on that site.

Yoga Therapy for Back Pain provides a series of gentle, therapeutic yoga practices for back care. Instructor Emily Klingerman's training is consistent with the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya; her approach is similar to another school of yoga descended from that same yoga master, Viniyoga, in that she incorporates dynamic movement within the postures. There are a total of 12 asana practices plus a separate meditation segment on this DVD. The Main Menu of the DVD divides the practices by condition and into routines of varying length as follows:

General Back: 17min--32min--44min

Upper Back: 15 min--30 min

Bulging Disk: 17 min--31 min

Sacro-Iliac Join: 15 min--30 min

Sciatic Pain: 17 min--30 min

Chair Practice: 20 min

Meditation: 10 min...

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