As I'm getting into this yoga therapy process I'm getting lots of interested people coming out of the wood work...! Seems as though many people have unresolved pain that they are just living with. It really doesn't matter what age you are, this is a common theme. Below is a quick conversation I had with a friend of mine regarding his pain and if yoga therapy could help.
Client: yoga you say eh, I actually have chronic pain in my left leg right now (well upper left thigh and into the lower back). Just started seeing a chiropractor for that. Would yoga help in something like that?
Me: Absolutely. This could be a nice complement to chiro actually. You get the joint manipulations from the chiro and what I am looking at is movement within the joints and compensatory patterns that are likely present due to a lack of functional mobility at the joint. These compensatory patterns in the joints often cause pain referred to different areas of the body. So we start to see that where the pain is may not necessarily be the source of the problem. But it gives us great information regarding where to start.
In my programs I assess movement and together we start to access pure movement in the joints to allow the muscles surrounding to relax/act appropriately vs. compensate. This process allows the body to open up and in tum relieve pain. It's pretty cool. This process will make your pain decrease and/or go away, and perhaps make it so your don't need to see your chiro as often as your bones/muscles start to work more efficiently and functionally.
Questions?? Please please please email me/call me/comment below! Lets continue on with this conversation!
What would it be like if you were in less or no pain? Seriously, what would that be like?
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