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Exercises For Mild Back Pain Posted: 11-06-07 17:16pm
For minor problems with the back, there
are ways to decompress the spine without
outside assistance.
Find a table or a bed that is higher off
the floor than the height of your torso.
Then lay face down on the edge of the
surface and make sure that the tops of
your thighs are supported while your
entire torso hangs to the floor. Relax
your back, your arms, and your neck. Allow
your body to go completely limp. Breathe
deeply and remain for several minutes.
When you emerge, you'll feel taller and
less tense in your spine.
Or, as my husband suggested last night,
tie a rope around your ankles, hoist
yourself up to the ceiling, and hang like
a bat!
Inversions are safe and healthy for those
with minor back problems and use gravity
to create space between vertebrae...
Anyone else have ideas?
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RichT
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Posted: 11-06-07 17:36pm
Hello Yogahoneybunny,
With due respect Yogahoneybunny, permit me
to look at back pain in a different light.
The question is - What are "minor" back
problems? Just because ones pain is not a
10, or even a 6 does not mean that you may
not have something very seriously wrong
with your back. My pain level goes from
almost zero to a max of 3, and yet several
spine surgeons have told me after looking
at my MRIs that I have a really messed up
back. Numerous things are wrong.
So to make my point - If you have back
pain, then seek professional medical
advice. At least have an x-ray taken.
I take it by your "handle" that you enjoy
yoga. My daughter and daughter-in-law are
into yoga. My wife has also taken yoga
classes. All three speak very highly of
it. When I started to have back pain my
daughter encouraged me to go to yoga
classes. Perhaps it would have been fine
to do so, however, I'm a firm believer
that you first seek professional medical
advice. I saw my doctor, and yes, I did
go to physical therapy. Yoga I will leave
to the healthy.
I would caution others regarding "home"
remedies. Be careful that you don't make
things worse when not knowing what the
proiblem is.
RichT
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 11-07-07 12:11pm
Agreed, RichT.
Thoughtful, serious, and trained yoga
instructors will never encourage students
to initiate any movement that brings on
pain...or those that compromise injury.
This is simply a suggestion for those
willing (and able) to work with what they
have using self-judgment.
