Yoga for Osteoporosis: The Complete Guide

Osteoporosis leads to painful fractures due to loss of bone mass; yoga strengthens bones without endangering joints: it stands to reason that yoga is the perfect therapy for osteoporosis.Drugs and surgeries can alleviate pain, but study after study has shown that exercise is the best treatment. In this comprehensive and thoroughly illustrated guide, Loren Fishman and Ellen Saltonstall, who between them have seven decades of clinical experience, help readers understand osteoporosis and give a spectrum of exercises for beginners and experts. Classical yoga poses, as well as physiologically sound adapted poses, are presented with easy-to-follow instructions and photographs. The authors welcome readers of all ages and levels of experience into the healing and strengthening practice of yoga.

Author : Loren Fishman
And : Ellen Saltonstall
Weight : 0.45 kg
ISBN : 9780393334852