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Publication
W. W. Norton & Company (2010), Edition: 1, 336 pages
Description
A user-friendly medical yoga program designed for the management and prevention of osteoporosis includes both classic and adapted poses and is augmented by more than four hundred illustrations.
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LibraryThing member dianaleez
Yoga practice has been an integral part of my life for a number of years. So I was heartbroken when newly diagnosed with Osteopenia to be warned that some Yoga poses could be dangerous. I came to Fishman and Saltonstall to learn which poses are safe to continue.
And the book ably serves that
One of the major advantages of a good Yoga instructor is that students are taught which poses loosen muscles and provide flexibility for more difficult poses. Students may do several simple poses in order to prepare their bodies for the flexibility and strength needed for more difficult poses. Not of that is provided here. Nor are the usual Yoga warm up poses included.
Which leads me to conclude that this is not a good way to begin the practice of Yoga, which is far more complex than the text suggests.
And the book ably serves that
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function. I now have a good idea which poses should be avoided (forward bends that allow curvature of the spine). However I find their suggestion that forward bends are possible as long as the spine is held straight to be alarming. That is so much more difficult than it sounds.One of the major advantages of a good Yoga instructor is that students are taught which poses loosen muscles and provide flexibility for more difficult poses. Students may do several simple poses in order to prepare their bodies for the flexibility and strength needed for more difficult poses. Not of that is provided here. Nor are the usual Yoga warm up poses included.
Which leads me to conclude that this is not a good way to begin the practice of Yoga, which is far more complex than the text suggests.
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LibraryThing member hailelib
This is a book to use* and not to just read. I was looking for a book that would tell me something about which poses would be safe and this mostly answers that need. The first part deals with osteoporosis, what it is and what the treatment options are and is quite informative and, I feel, valuable.
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The rest of the book gives the reader a routine of yoga poses appropriate to their current condition. The first variation of each pose is for osteoporosis, the second for osteopenia, and the third for prevention (for those who do not yet have a problem). There are detailed instructions and photos as well as contra-indications for each pose. The only failing I see so far is that the authors did not emphasize a mild warm-up routine as much as I would have liked. Show Less
LibraryThing member seasidereader
I have been practicing beginner-level yoga for eight years, am familiar with most of the poses, and doing them as the "prevention variation." Since I was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis I want to be more careful about possible fractures. This book shows modifications for each pose. It also has
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one of the better discussions that I've seen for the lay person about bone formation, health, and deterioration. The section on medications is outdated. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
336 p.; 7 inches
ISBN
0393334856 / 9780393334852