Yogic Relief
If you suffer from lower back pain, yoga can be an effective alternative treatment to give you relief. Modern research points out that yoga is a treatment for back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis of the hands, depression, asthma, hypertension, and many more conditions.
Modern Research
Annals of Internal Medicine (2005) examined Viniyoga, a flowing style of yoga that incorporates a repetition of poses, as a possible lower back treatment. It found that the participants in the yoga group increased their overall function, decreased their visits to health care practitioners, and decreased their pain.
Another study conducted by the journal Pain (2005) studied the effects of practicing Iyengar yoga. This form of yoga uses low-tech equipment such as yoga blocks and belts to assist participants to hold the poses. The participants decreased their pain, increased their function and decreased their use of pain medication.
Yogic Postures That Help Relieve Lower Back Pain
A common practice in yoga is the use of bandhas or energy locks that were traditionally used to contain the flow of energy in the body.
The mula bandha or the root lock brings attention to the pelvic floor. By gently lifting and activating the muscles deep within the pelvis it provides a stabilizing mechanism for the sacroiliac joints of the pelvis at the base of the spine, particularly for women.
In the uddiyana bandha or the abdominal lock, the transversus abdominis muscle (that acts as a girdle for the lumbar spine) becomes activated. A study of a group of people who suffered their first episode of lower back pain showed that when they strengthened the transversus abdominis, they appreciably reduced the reappearance of lower back pain.
The supported bridge posture has been found to be effective in reducing the back pain of sufferers. For this posture you need to press into the soles of the feet to lift the hips. Subsequently, slide a yoga block under your sacrum and come into the Supported Bridge pose. You can stay in this position comfortably for several minutes and then come out by pressing into the feet and lifting the sacrum off the block. Slide the block out and slowly lower your back on the floor.
Over a period of time, yoga will help increase your strength and flexibility, effectively counteracting the tightness and weak muscles that cause many types of back pain.
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