Yoga vs. Yoga Therapy at San Francisco Back Pain Center

I'm sure that most people who have heard of yoga have heard that it is an ancient exercise that has a variety of health benefits. This is exactly what it is, however, there are many different kinds of yoga with many different benefits and purposes. Practicing yoga can help your back, neck, or wrists heal from chronic pain, however, it is important to practice a kind of yoga designed for healing and designed to avoid aggravating the pain in the problem area. Yoga therapy is different than a regular drop in yoga class. While regular yoga classes are amazing and have a huge set of benefits in and of themselves, yoga therapy is particularly suited to the therapeutic needs of a patient/client. There has been substantial research done in the new, yet very old, field of yoga therapy. Gary Kraftsow is a renowned yoga instructor who has designed asana sequences for research in yoga therapy. He is an expert in yoga for back pain and certainly a great resource for anyone considering trying yoga therapy for relieving pain, or actually just interested in the practice of yoga. Yoga done in a therapeutic way can promote healing and can make a huge difference in the rehab of an injury or chronic condition. This form of yoga is woven into the treatment plans of interested and qualified patients at the San Francisco Decompression Center. Watch out for more to come on specific exercises and asanas suited for relief of back, neck, or wrist pain.

Comments

[Eben Davis]

Sarah, lets make sure all of our patients know that you are a certified Yoga instructor with special training working with chronic back pain. Therapeutic Yoga looks like it can start in the very beginning of the treatment process. Dr Davis

[Sarah Palethorpe]

Sure, here's a brief bio:
Sarah Palethorpe is a fully certified hatha yoga instructor who combines strengthening and energizing hatha yoga flow sequences with technical alignment and gentle, restorative asanas so students may awaken their bodies and enliven their spirits. Sarah received teacher certification from Sivananda Yoga Academy, Qubec, Canada, in 1998. Her understanding and embodiment of yoga has continued to develop through studies in India and from the influence of such teachers as Sarah Powers, Ramanand Patel, and Ana Forrest. Sarah has taught at Burlingame Yoga Center, San Mateo Yoga Wellness Center, San Francsico State University and Bernal Yoga. Holding a degree in psychology and holistic health, Sarah has had amazing success working with students who have chronic pain, injuries, weight concerns, or other limitations that might make a group yoga class either a risky, embarrassing, or dangerous endeavor!