Coming soon - Get a detailed view of why an account is flagged as spam!
view details

This post has been de-listed

It is no longer included in search results and normal feeds (front page, hot posts, subreddit posts, etc). It remains visible only via the author's post history.

0
Need Guidance on Whether Yoga Can Heal Injuries. Please Help
Post Body

I'm in a bad place right now. I've been dealing with chronic pain for 10 years and a litany of injuries across my upper and lower back, hip, shoulder, wrists, multiple neuropathies, myofascial pain syndrome, sciatica, and more. I work at a desk for a living which is terrible for my nerve pain and am doing everything I can to reduce interaction via my voice. I can't read books anymore (audiobook only), and my clicks and issues in my body are as stubborn as you can imagine.

I'm in a physio program with a guy who has assigned me a gym routine that I do 4 days a week. I'm diligent, I do all the mobilizations and stretches on top of strength stuff. Thing is, I've been here before - I've gone through over 20 practitioners of various descriptions. This guy definitely is a lot better and I'm sure this will help somewhat, but I'm not convinced the gym will be the end of my issues.

Eventually, when I regain a reasonable degree of strength in weak areas, I want to maintain a dedicated practice that will truly help me to overcome injuries and make my body supple, flexible, strong, and healthy. I do not care one bit about the vanity of appearances - I want health and wellbeing. I understand yoga is supposed to be a great all-rounder, but I'm wondering if anyone has overcome any of the injuries I listed above through this practice.

The next issue is that yoga is quite multifaceted and a bit unstructured in general programming. You go to a local class at a convenient time, but it's not like a tracked program with mandatory attendance X amount of days per week before you progress to level 2 and so on. I don't want to waste time dithering in a vague beginner's level section not quite comprehensive enough to cover any deficits that would allow progression to the next level. I like structure, monitoring, and correction; dedication is not an issue. There are also gentler yoga classes that do not appeal to what I'm trying to achieve.

Is there a rigorous program over, say, 6 months to a year where you go from beginners to a higher level? How do people progress to loftier heights with this practice?

Author
Account Strength
100%
Account Age
2 years
Verified Email
Yes
Verified Flair
No
Total Karma
15,868
Link Karma
9,166
Comment Karma
6,579
Profile updated: 4 days ago
Posts updated: 3 days ago

Subreddit

Post Details

We try to extract some basic information from the post title. This is not always successful or accurate, please use your best judgement and compare these values to the post title and body for confirmation.
Posted
2 months ago