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Yoga Therapy for Various Ailments
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Yoga Therapy for Various Ailments
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Wrist Pain & Injuries Wrist injury has become a common issue nowadays. At least one or two persons in class may have experienced wrist pain. With pain, any arm balancing pose becomes uncomfortable. |
Knee Pain & Injuries Nowadays, almost everyone has suffered from a knee pain. The key to prevent knee problems is to keep the whole body aligned. Asana practice teaches us just that. |
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Rounded Upper Back If you look at your rounded back and rounded shoulders, you will see that your head and shoulders are being pulled forward. This would indicate that the muscles in the front of your body are overly strong or overly tight, compared to the muscles on your upper back, which are weaker and more flexible. |
Shoulder Pain & Injuries Our life styles affect our bodies. They can lead to tensions, give rise to weakness in the muscles attaching the neck to shoulders and the ribcage to the shoulders. One problem leads to another if we neither prevent nor cure it. |
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Hamstring Pain & Injuries Everyone may have experienced tightness or injury in the hamstring. Sports activities would most likely cause this, resulting in back pain, sciatica, cramp and many more symptoms. |
Scoliosis Yoga is science and art, just like civil engineering. As science, it requires calculations, precision and planning; as art, it needs a presence of mind and presentation skill. |
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Infertility Further, male infertility has been linked to a number of factors. Some men have low sperm counts, which reduce the chances of pregnancy. Smoking and drinking, exposure to high temperature can affect the fertility too. |
Migraine Migraine is commonly known as a one-sided headache. It is a form of vascular headache caused by vasodilatation (enlargement of blood vessels) that gives rise to a release of chemicals from nerve fibers that coil around the large arteries of the brain |
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Constipation Constipation, which is caused by digestive disorder, is extremely common. Almost everyone would have experienced it. Yoga helps remove and prevent all kinds of ailments through practising asana, pranayama and kriyas. |
Hernia A hernia is an abnormal protrusion, or bulging out, of part of an organ through the tissues that normally contain it. In this condition, a weak spot or opening in a body wall, often due to laxity of the muscles, allows part of the organ to protrude. |
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Neck Pain (Cervical Spondylosis) Yoga therapy helps you understand your pain and teaches you how to manage it. If the pain is severe, it is important to consult a doctor, who may conduct an x-ray to ascertain the exact cause and the structure of the spine. |
Arthritis “Arthritis” is “inflammation of the joint” from the Greek word, “Arthron” and Latin, “Itis” inflammation. This is a common condition which causes pain and swelling or inflammation on the joints. There are more than a hundred types of Arthritis affecting people of all ages. |
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Diabetes Diabetes not only affects the organs like pancreas, liver, intestines but may also contribute to mental illnesses. Diseases like hypertension and ischemic heart disease are often accompanied by diabetes. |
Low Blood Pressure Asana and Pranayama keep the body system functional. Proper posture and breathing enhance the cardiovascular activity in the body. This in turn is responsible for proper circulation of blood and the Prana (vital energy). |
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Ankle Injuries Ankle injuries are common and can occur at any age. The most common injuries are sprains and fractures which involve ligament and bones in the ankle. You can also tear or strain a tendon. |
Heart Diseases Yoga can be done by any one at any age at any health problems. The body system is taken care of, with all the internal organs functioning together to improve the cardiovascular efficiency. |
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Ear Disorders We acquire most of our knowledge through listening. The ears play a very important role in achieving our sense of balance, such as in an asana practice - be it Tadasana (standing still), Sirsasana (headstand) or other yoga poses. |
Thyroid Disorders Blood circulation improves in the inverted pose and in all asanas causing movements of the cervical spine.Pranayama, on the other hand, regulates the prana and the hormonal balance in the body. |
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Kidney Disorders Yoga therapy is effective in improving the functions of the kidneys. Yoga can be a great help to either reduce or prevent damages to the kidneys. It would therefore improve the overall health of this vital organ. |
