a doctor's gentle yoga program for back and neck pain relief /
Mary Pullig Schatz ; foreword by William Connor ; preface by B.K.S. Iyengar.
1st ed.
Berkeley, Calif. :
Rodmell Press,
1992.
xv, 248 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-245) and index.
Yoga: the way back to health -- Understanding your back -- Moving again after injury or surgery -- Assessing your flexibility and alignment -- Relaxation techniques -- Home base poses -- Moving on poses -- Sacroiliac pain and sciatica -- Rounded upper back, forward head posture, and neck pain -- Scoliosis -- A woman's back -- The yoga of daily living -- Exercising safely -- Appendix: back goal diary; back care dairy; assessing your flexibility and alignment worksheet.
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Dr. Schatz has designed this program to help those with pain from chronic musculoskeletal back and neck strain, spinal arthritis, osteoporosis, premenstrual syndrome, pregnancy, and scoliosis. Simple and practical ways to heal the back, restructure the body, and cope with stress are taught so that one becomes more sensitive to early warning signs of an impending "back attack" and what to do to ward it off.