C-6 neck injury

Questioner · 04-26-2002, 09:29 PM

I have a student in her late forties with a c-6 neck injury, a disc; it gives her a great deal of pain and also causes headaches. She loves doing yoga but is limited in what she can do. There seems to be no rhyme or reason as to what causes the headaches. Are their asanas i can do with her that will improve the condition? Is there a way to lessen or eliminate the headaches? Thank you, Dean

Mukunda · 04-26-2002, 09:35 PM

Usually headaches are due to excess heat (pitta). Main remedy is improve diet, follow Ayurvedic guidelines for balancing pitta, be gentle in life and asana practice, increase time with gentle ujjaye pranayama direct energy to opening blood vessels in cranial cavity. Sometimes hands on healing like Reiki can work wonders.

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04-26-2002, 09:29 PM	#1
Questioner Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 479	I have a student in her late forties with a c-6 neck injury, a disc; it gives her a great deal of pain and also causes headaches. She loves doing yoga but is limited in what she can do. There seems to be no rhyme or reason as to what causes the headaches. Are their asanas i can do with her that will improve the condition? Is there a way to lessen or eliminate the headaches? Thank you, Dean

04-26-2002, 09:35 PM	#2
Mukunda SYTherapy Creator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,069	Usually headaches are due to excess heat (pitta). Main remedy is improve diet, follow Ayurvedic guidelines for balancing pitta, be gentle in life and asana practice, increase time with gentle ujjaye pranayama direct energy to opening blood vessels in cranial cavity. Sometimes hands on healing like Reiki can work wonders.