Applied YogaTM for Musculoskeletal Pain: Integrating Yoga, Physical Therapy, Strength, and Spirituality

This innovative and evidence-based book provides practical and transformative guidance on how to help clients struggling with chronic and acute musculoskeletal pain through yoga and remedial exercise. Using a holistic framework that addresses the physical, mental and emotional challenges of chronic pain, Jory Serota offers a wide range of tools yoga therapists and bodyworkers can use to empower clients and help them work with their bodies intuitively. It includes photographs with step-by-step instructions for practice, all of which include adaptations to meet a range of ability and mobility. Common areas of chronic pain are discussed in depth, including the lower back, knees, hips, sacroiliac joint and glutes, shoulders, and neck, allowing practitioners to address specific concerns and maximise healing. Practitioners will benefit from full yoga sequences and will be able to expand their offering by practically and confidently addressing the widespread struggle of chronic musculoskeletal pain. Applied YogaTM for Musculoskeletal Pain Cover Of related interest Title Page Copyright Contents Part I: Embodiment and the Path to Freedom Introduction: The Beginnings of Applied Yoga 1. Yoga in the West Yoga for Chronic Pain The Rise of Injuries in Yoga Yoga and Mental Health Is Yoga Spiritual? Being in the Body The Psychosomatic Experience Techniques for Releasing Emotional Tension Spiritual Bypassing 2. Principles of Sports Conditioning Types of Muscles Types of Muscular Contractions Muscle Strains Tendon Injuries The RICE Myth Good Pain vs Bad Pain Kinesiophobia: Fear of Movement What is Stretching? Types of Stretching The Stretch Reflex How Long to Stretch For Stretching for Athletes 3. The Breath History of Pranayama The Breath and the Nervous System The Diaphragm Diaphragmatic and Thoracic Breathing Breathing and Athletic Performance Nasal Breathing vs. Mouth Breathing Guidelines for Working with the Breath Where in the Body to Breathe? The Breathwork Practice: Learning to Breathe into the Body A Tip on Meditation from the Buddha Types of Pranayamas Which Pranayama to Practice? When to Practice A Note on One Other Form of Breathwork: Holotropic Breathwork Breathwork and Asana Practice Part II: Applying the Teachings: The Movement Practices 4. Anatomy of the Lower Back Low Back Sequence Part I: Weeks 1 and 2 Low Back Sequence Part II: Weeks 3 and 4 5. Anatomy of the Hip Hip Sequence Part I: Weeks 1 and 2 Hip Sequence Part II: Weeks 3 and 4 6. Anatomy of the Knee Knee Sequence Part I: Weeks 1 and 2 Knee Sequence Part II: Weeks 3 and 4 7. Anatomy of the Shoulder Shoulder Sequence Part I: Weeks 1 and 2 Shoulder Sequence Part II: Weeks 3 and 4 8. Anatomy of the Neck Neck Sequence 9. Bonus Section: Sacroiliac Joint and Glute Strength Glute Sequence: Weeks 1–3 Endnotes Index Acknowledgments