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The recent popularity of yoga in the United States bolsters this view
point.
It is difficult to walk down the street without seeing someone toting a
yoga mat.
Yoga, if practiced correctly and within the constraints of one’s ability,
has the potential to be a useful tool in maintaining health. Many yoga
poses have functional relevance, for example the cobra position
facilitates extension of the lower back, a position that is often lost from
sitting on an office chair for eight hours daily.
The tree poses addresses strength and balance within ones center of
gravity. Most people derive positive mental and physical benefits from
yoga that would have otherwise been sedentary. The focus of this eBook
however to deal with how to correctly attain ideal flexibility and pain
management.
The reality of yoga is somewhat different from its public persona. The
simple truth is many practitioners of yoga either already have or develop
through the practice of yoga, too much flexibility. Excessive flexibility
can result in stretched out joints and muscles that do not function
optimally.
A common injury to see with practitioners of yoga is chronic lower back
pain. Upon examining these individuals, abnormal amounts of flexibility
both in hips and in the joints of the vertebral segments of the lower back
are seen.
These people often have pelvises that are unstable and translate too
much from side to side with gait. While lying on the examination table, a
hyper mobile person is able to bring his or her leg well above ninety
degrees while keeping the knee straight.