A comprehensive, user-friendly medical yoga program designed for management and prevention of arthritis. Arthritis restricts movement; yoga increases range of motion: these two were made for each other. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in this country, limiting everyday activities for more than seven million Americans. Drugs, surgeries, and steroids can alleviate some of the discomforts, but study after study has shown that exercise is most beneficial to most forms of arthritis, specifically low-impact, flexibility-enhancing exercises--hence, yoga. In this comprehensive and thoroughly illustrated guide, Loren Fishman and Ellen Saltonstall, who between them have seven decades of clinical experience, help readers understand arthritis and give a spectrum of exercises for beginners and experts. Broken down into chapters focusing on each major joint, there are 100 classical yoga poses and numerous imaginative and physiologically sound adapted poses, all with step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow photo demonstrations. The authors welcome readers into the philosophy and principles of yoga and show how to use yoga to find lasting relief from arthritis.
Record details
ISBN:0393330583 (pbk.)
ISBN:9780393330588 (pbk.)
Physical Description:335 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Arthritis 23 -- Yoga 37 -- The Physiology of Yoga 45 -- Prelude to the Poses 52 -- The All-Stars 58 -- The Shoulders 96 -- The Hips 114 -- The Lumbar Spine 130 -- The Cervical Spine 170 -- The Knees 183 -- The Sacroiliac Joints 194 -- The Wrists and Hands 217 -- The Feet and Ankles 232 -- Scoliosis 248 -- Ankylosing Spondylitis 274.
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