Back pain be gone! Motivate your SPINE

On Monday night we looked at at developing functional strength for your spine with gentle backbends. 

We looked at what level of strength is required for our own ‘evolutionary’ function and level of strength it requires just to begin inversions. 

We explored how yoga asana can give more relief to some cases of lower back pain than many other well known treatments! 

‘A study of 492 patients who suffered from lower back pain were questioned on the methods of lower back pain and the efficacy of each. The study showed that among those who tried yoga, 96 percent of the cases had moderate to long term relief from symptoms, compared to 65 percent when treated by physio/physical therapists, 28 percent who were treated by chiropractors, 10 percent who were treated by massage therapist and 4 percent by neurologists’ (Robin, 2009).

Could this be true? 

Let us explore….