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Yoga for Slip Disc

I have degenerative slip disc, what form of yoga exercises should i practice and how many times a day? I tend to suffer from pains in my right lower back muscles around the hip.
( 1 Aug 2008)

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Yoga helps to restore the pain and trauma caused due to slip discs. Different forms of yoga help to provide relief from back pain due to slip discs. Few exercises help to bring the disc back to its normal position so as to provide great comfort to the human body.

Full bed rest is required for the speedy recovery of the individual and simple yoga exercises help to increase the mobility of the body. It also greatly depends on the kind of injury which caused the slip disc. Yoga helps in better and speedy recovery from the ailment of slip disc. Several asanas of yoga like makarasana (crocodile pose) and pavan muktasana (free breeze pose) helps to provide relief from the pain caused due to slip disc. Other asanas which provide comfort for slip disc include salabhaasana (locust pose) and bhujanga (cobra pose) asana.

Pranayama (breath control pose) asana of yoga shows great results and helps in recovery from the ailment of slip disc. Breathing exercises in pranayama shows effects on the spine which provides pressure on various body parts in the central organs of the body like abdomen and chest. It provides comfort to the stomach and abdomen and constant inhalation and exhalation of the air provides relaxation to the muscles near the stomach and the thigh.

The breathing exercises involved in the yoga help to provide proper movements to the ribs of the body and the pressure variation caused in the chest and the abdomen help to restore the muscle stature lost due to disc delocalization. It also provides relief from the stress and strain caused in the body due to dislocation of the disc.

Yoga exercises that involve breathing and meditation help to provide comfort to the neck and back. The vertebral column comprises of several bones in the body and all the bones are interlined in the form of the rib cage. Disc delocalization affects the whole rib cage and the vertebral column to be affected because of the movement of the spinal cord from its original position. Yoga goes a long way for the restoration of bones to their original position and also brings the front and back of the ligaments of the disc to their original position along with the fibers and the cartilages.

Great results can be provided once the cartilages and the fibers are in place which helps in reduction in the pain caused due to slip disc.

answered by R J on 1 Aug 2008, 8:17:07

 

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