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It has been proven that doing yoga exercises provide relief from any pain on a person’s body. Not only that, but it also promotes a calm and relaxing demeanour to the person doing it. Any person can do yoga but they need to get an expert; a yoga instructor to be precise, to guide them to the wonders of yoga. Some people do yoga for back pain. Back pains can stop a person from being productive. They could not put their mind on ease since the pain has gone to their heads already.
Recovery from yoga
People from all walks of life do not want to experience pain. If the pain could not be avoided, they do everything to make it tolerable at the very least. That is why they go to their doctors, chiropractors and massage clinics to alleviate their body pains. However, the pain still keeps on coming back. They drew the line here and decided that they have to find an alternative solution. Oftentimes, they would turn to various exercises to see if it will cure the pain. During this path to recovery, they discover that yoga for back pain can relieve them from this predicament. Of course, these yoga positions are designed to relieve pain. However, some positions can specifically heal and cure back pain.
1. The downward-facing dog position
What better position to introduce than a classic yoga position. This position will stretch your body in a way that targets your back extensors. To be more precise, these are the parts of your back that allow you to stand, provide support to your spine, and helps you to lift objects. Try to hold this position while breathing 5 to 10 times then take a rest. You need to do the yoga pose for at least 5 to 7 times to reduce the pain.
2. The child’s pose position
This pose might come to you as a resting position but it lengthens and stretches your back. This makes the position an active one. This position also serves to relieve the stress that you went through the day. Do the said yoga position after taking a short rest after arriving from work and before going to bed to be free from the pain. Hold this position while doing 5 to 10 breaths. You can do this pose as many times as you like until you achieve the comfort that your back needs.
3. Another yoga pose for back pain is the pigeon pose
This form sounds very elegant like its namesake. However, do not take this position lightly since it can slightly challenge yoga beginners. Also, this position stretches flexors and hip rotators. One might think that the position does not cure back pain but on the contrary, hips contribute to aching backs. Like the positions discussed before this one, you need to hold this position for 5 to 10 breaths before switching to the other side and repeating the process. You can do this pose as many times as you like as well.
Bonus: The triangle pose position
As the name suggests, this yoga position makes you take the form of a triangle and eliminate the pain. It elongates your torso muscles and makes your back stronger. Hence, in this position, the sides of your body are being stretched as well. This stimulates your outer hip since as mentioned earlier, stress on your hips causes back pains as well. You have to hold this position for 5 to 20 breaths then repeat the process on your other side. Repeat this pose as many times as needed.
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However, Yoga for back pain just might be the answer that you need. Give these poses a try and ask your yoga instructor for more applicable positions.
