Yoga Injuries

Most yoga teachers common dilemma in becoming a great instructor is how to challenge all yoga types and backgrounds without causing injury.  In addition to the Anatomy portion of this course, and the 50 Accessible Yoga Posture Handout, we have come up with a special section dedicated to illuminating fresh, new research and helpful insight on preventing injuries.

How to Heal (and Prevent) Shoulder Injuries
"This shoulder strengthening, chest opening asana routine targets injuries in the rotator cuff and restores muscular balance. No surgery required!" by Doug Keller

 

Rotators
"Flexible ashtangis and other hatha yoga enthusiasts often suffer from dull, persistent pain at the fronts of the shoulders. Why? This type of soreness occurs when we overtax our shoulders in demanding poses such as chatu- ranga dandasana (four-limbed staff pose). If our shoulders are incorrectly positioned in such weight-bearing poses—and they often are—the ten- dons attaching the biceps to the fronts of the arm bones can be strained and may even begin to tear." by Doug Keller

 

Stay Injury Free
Shoulders, wrists, hamstrings, lower back, knees, and sacral iliac joints bear the brunt of most yoga injuries, according to Elizabeth Larkam, a yoga and Pilates instructor in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here are some suggestions for staying injury-free. https://yogainternational.com/article/view/7-ways-to-prevent-yoga-injuries

 

Yoga Injury Survey Results

To obtain an initial estimate of the extent, nature, and causes of Yoga-related injuries, we invited 33,000 Yoga teachers, Yoga therapists, and other clinicians to participate in a 22-question survey. The survey was conducted with the cooperation of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), Yoga Alliance, and Yoga Spirit. 1,336 responses came from 35 countries between May and October of 2007.  Let's see the results: http://www.sciatica.org/downloads/fishmanarticle_analysis.pdf

2 thoughts on “Yoga Injuries”

  1. Pbeache says:
    December 14, 2015 at 12:08 am

    I have thought about the risk of injury when introducing yoga practice to new students, or individuals with limited mobility It is very helpful to links to staying injury free.

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  2. Jules22 says:
    December 27, 2015 at 9:28 pm

    I love the article on healing shoulder injuries because I think that is a very common ailment!

    Reply

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