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| 08-28-2003, 06:57 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Yoga teacher, Thai Yoga Therapist
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Would shoulderstand (supported properly) be a safe and/or helpful pose for someone with slipped disc? (L2-3, L4-5)
How about headstand? |
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| 09-08-2003, 07:05 PM | #2 |
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SYTherapy Creator
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Yoga Therapist and trainer
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Not a good idea for either pose. Bridge and dog are the only inverted poses I would recommend. Mostly this condition needs to strengthen the buttocks working as hip extensors and as hip rotators, with mild stretches of the hip flexors -- psoas and rectus femoris.
namaste Mukunda |
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