Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Hey! Annie. Glad to hear that you are better now. Yes, I will be going to the hospital to receive treatment from a specialist soon after a long waiting list. Rolfing, Hellerwork and Feldenkrais method are great having been developed bodywork techniques that draw on and elaborate the basic principles influenced by osteopathy and chiropractic. You are right, overworked and understrecthed prirformis muscles are the prime candidate for sciatica. Deep or tight prirformis impinging on the sciatic nerve causing the sacrum and the upper of the thigh bone crossing over the siatic nerve. This muscles work on the leg at the hip joint, and rotates the thighs externally. Hence, the toes point out away from the mid-line of the body. Sometimes, it can be due to compensation from one side to the other. Again, I fully agree with you to let flow naturally. This is what asanas should be as we are not contortionist. Yes, we do exert but not to the point of hurting. If you get the chance, try Thai yoga massage (lazy man yoga) - the northern style, soft, deep and effective whereas the southern style is a bit rough. I prefer the former. Beware of alcohol consumption and cold weather as through experience these two are the culprits that may trigger the affected/recovered area due to its weakness. Take it easy and have a wonderful X'mas & New Year. God bless Jason Jason ______________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 FYI: Hendrickson method of orthopedic massage has proven very effective for issues such as this. Easy to find practitioners if you are in the Bay area. For more info, check out: http://www.hendricksonmethod.com/index.php -tom On Dec 19, 2007 6:45 AM, jason khoo <jasonkhoobj wrote: > > Hey! Annie. > > Glad to hear that you are better now. Yes, I will be > going to the hospital to receive treatment from a > specialist soon after a long waiting list. > > Rolfing, Hellerwork and Feldenkrais method are great > having been developed bodywork techniques that draw on > and elaborate the basic principles influenced by > osteopathy and chiropractic. > > You are right, overworked and understrecthed > prirformis muscles are the prime candidate for > sciatica. Deep or tight prirformis impinging on the > sciatic nerve causing the sacrum and the upper of the > thigh bone crossing over the siatic nerve. This > muscles work on the leg at the hip joint, and rotates > the thighs externally. Hence, the toes point out away > from the mid-line of the body. Sometimes, it can be > due to compensation from one side to the other. > > Again, I fully agree with you to let flow naturally. > This is what asanas should be as we are not > contortionist. Yes, we do exert but not to the point > of hurting. > > If you get the chance, try Thai yoga massage (lazy man > yoga) - the northern style, soft, deep and effective > whereas the southern style is a bit rough. I prefer > the former. > > Beware of alcohol consumption and cold weather as > through experience these two are the culprits that may > trigger the affected/recovered area due to its > weakness. > > Take it easy and have a wonderful X'mas & New Year. > > God bless > Jason > > Jason > > ________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 I have read this discussion with great interest, because I also have been having trouble with hip pain, going down my leg - attributed to sciatica. I've been going to a chiropractor and it has helped quite a bit. They gave me a set of exercises called Cox exercises that are very similar to yoga poses. I was very glad because I did not want to stop my yoga practice - I tend to push myself & try to go deeper in poses and I always worry I may be making it worse. Are there poses to avoid or practice with more care? Joy Benton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Dear Joy, Asana practises should be carried out as how one's body permits. This is a classic way of learning or practising exercises as per the Eastern tradition (olden days), be it yoga or martial arts (both are inter related tracing back the history of its origin). Hence, a good teacher (with enough saddhana) will always guide according to a student needs. Everybody is different and so is how sciatica affects each individual. If you can perform all stading asanas then its great as you may wish to progress to other ones as I have mentioned on my earlier email. Otherwise, do what you can on standing postures and work from there. Aiding objects can be of great help as well, like a chair, pillow, blanket and et cetera. As the first limb of the first Yama states, 'non-harming'. It is not only apply to others but to oneself as well. For example, Uttanasa, if you can reach the floor with the fingertips touching the floor that's fine. With pratice, you may reach the floor with your palm. Yes, you can push yourself to go deeper but not from fingetips to palm, slowly bit by bit eventually one may get there. During this time, one also practises patience and self discipline by restraining not to hurt oneself. Chiropractic was founded in 1895 by a Canadian, Daniel David Palmer. The word, derived from Greek, manually effective. It was originally started with the manipulation of the spine and as time goes by like any other things there is progress with other techniques or exercises were intorduced. Just like, Hellerwork, Feldenkrais and Rolfing, they were influenced by osteopathy and chiropractic, having developed bodywork techniques that draw on and elaborate the basic principals of those therapies. For me, always listen to the body. A few sessions on working on the hips may be an added advantage. Regulation of the breath (pranayama) and purification play very important roles. Happy New Year Jason Jason ______________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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