Bare Facts:
80 % of adults have experienced low back pain. It is the most common cause of job disability. Back pain that lasts more than 3 months is Chronic Back Pain.
Twenty percent of the Chronic Pain Group will have pain that can persist for more than one year.
Back pain is not a diagnosis. It is a symptom of various conditions. Symptoms may feel the same but they can be caused by different underlying conditions. For example a herniated disc and spinal stenosis can have the same symptoms such as tingling and pain going down the leg but the treatments are totally different. Herniated disc is best treated by extension with poses such as bridge pose or camel. Spinal stenosis should be treated with flexion such as forward bends as in Child’s Pose. A person with glaucoma or retinal detachment must not do forward bending poses. People with osteoporosis should avoid complete forward bends. Continue reading “Yoga for Low Back Pain”