Modified yoga relieves leg pain
Many people have severe leg pain that interrupts their lives. Nobody wants to move when they are in pain. I think it is part of the problem. A trick 22. Once a person has severe pain; they become more sedentary. It is because of the pain that they do not want to move too much. It is completely understandable. For older people who have fallen and broken a hip or leg, the doctor tells them not to move too much. After they are cured, many people still have the mindset of not moving. Sciatica, knee and hip pain, burning sensation, numb legs, and cramps are other severe leg pains. The challenge is that the pains in the legs are confused.
Modified yoga is actually a good remedy for leg pain. Many of my clients have hip replacements, knee replacement, sciatica and at least one has a broken pelvis that has been recovering for a year, severe leg cramps, and blood clots. Modified yoga assists the client in their healing rate. People can stop when pain is severe or change posture if it is too much for them. Nobody has exactly the same time to heal. Some heal in a relatively short time; 4 weeks or so, and others with a more serious injury could take a whole year or more.
People are surprised when their bodies take a long time to heal. In some ways, it is appreciated when people heal quickly, as if they were superhumans. I’m just saying, “It will take as long as it takes.” Another problem is that doctors don’t fully understand the stretching and benefits of modified yoga, so they tell the patient not to move. If people continue to stretch their hips, thighs, and calves, and do everything slowly, they will get the blood circulating, which helps with healing. They would start to improve over time. As soon as someone feels a stab of pain, they withdraw, rather than taking a moment to let it go, and just taking a little break. They go back to being sedentary.
Also, when a client comes to my class, I want to understand what kind of life they are living at home. I want to know what they eat and what they don’t eat. In addition to giving them a modified yoga lesson, I may suggest they eat cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. For its beneficial properties. If they have leg cramps, I suggest they drink a glass of tomato juice every day, which is full of potassium to relieve leg cramps.
I ask them how they sleep. Do you stack your legs on top of each other, press one of your heels against the calf muscle? A simple change of sleeping habit and your leg pain disappears. I also find out what kind of shoes they wear and to describe leg pain. If they describe pain in the foot, heel and lower leg, I suggest they buy new shoes, due to the lack of support for the footwear.
If it’s sciatica, we do pretty specific stretches to stretch the back, hip, and thigh. If you are dealing with a knee injury, we strengthen and stretch the legs to help the knee recover. I immediately notice if a person locks their knee when walking, and I would immediately instruct them to be more aware of the knee lock. If they can change the position of the leg to a slightly bent knee, the knee pain would be subsided.
Throughout the modified yoga class, the knee should be bent to protect it and release the tension on the back. The tailbone and pelvic bone should be turned toward the belly button, which relieves back pressure, and that small adjustment may be enough to release the tension from the sciatica. Modified yoga works for most pains, but people just need to be patient.
A yoga class is not a pain pill that just covers the symptoms. We really find out what is happening to a person’s lower back, legs, hips, and feet. All of this does not happen immediately, because the client is learning about his own body. Each change in position, and subtly from the stretches, begins to make you feel much better. Then each client must continue at home. Keep your legs slightly bent, do strengthening exercises, protect your knees. Be careful where you place your feet so that you do not fall and injure your legs, knees, ankles, or feet.
It is more like a lifestyle. Modified yoga isn’t just a class, it’s the body mechanics that go along with it. How can a person move his body in a smooth way that frees his body and permanently releases body tension?