Will you believe it, shocking statistics reveal that 15 per cent of the world’s adult population is disabled by back problems? Around 35 per cent of adults below the age of 45 suffer from backaches. Sports injuries, lifting weights, the gym, lifestyle factors like smoking and obesity, lack of exercise, regular straining or twisting, sitting for long. Yoga, I have discovered, is excellent to prevent and cure back pain.
Backache can be from Displaced Organs Recommended solution headstand; inverted poses.
When it is from Weak Muscles - Recommended solution is back exercises; plough pose, cobra pose.
For backache, from menstruation’s Recommended solution is spinal twist; fish; locust; camel; headstand.
Yoga is an excellent therapy to relax. In fact, I have found, is on of the most excellent ways of keeping my body limber and in shape. Yoga breathing exercises gently work the muscles of the upper back. Yogasanas Pranayama can also reduce much of the tension and stress that cause back pain. Down the years, I’ve discovered that the primary focus of Yoga is therapeutic relaxation through gentle exercise and meditation.
Yoga teaches that by focusing one’s mind inward, one can relax profoundly and revitalize one’s body, thereby achieving a greater sense of harmony and well-being. It also helps make us aware of our bodies and emotions. It can help us lessen back pain, primarily by making us aware of what brings it on.
I’ve seen that when my attention is directed inward, my body receives messages that I am safe and secure and that it is okay to relax. So, my muscles relax, I found my blood pressure dropping, my nerves get calmed down and my anxiety is decreased. In the bargain, I found my immunity increasing and healing getting enhanced. All of these things have greatly improved my ability to deal with both the symptoms and causes of back pain.
Years ago, a qualified Yoga professional helped tailor a specific program to my needs. Lying flat on my back in the Corpse posture, I found, is helpful for releasing tension and relieving pain. I found that rotating my back (in the Spinal Twist) eases tension in my upper back and shoulders, and back rolls (particularly in the Cat Stretch or Cobra pose) helped increase the flexibility of my spine.
The other yoga postures that helped me were:
- Camel pose
- Cow pose
- Forward Bend
- Fish pose
- Locust pose
- Lotus pose
- Palm Tree pose
I used all these postures both as a preventive measure and to help remedy my back pain.
Together with this I was also taught the following breathing exercises (Pranayamas):
- Kapalabhatti
- Anuloma-Viloma
- Ujjayi
- Brahmari
Together, these practices helped get rid of my back pains completely in just three months. Of course, I continued my medication but kept consulting my physician and kept her informed about my practices. Today, she sends me her patients who, in turn I refer to my Yoga studio.
Thanks Yoga!
