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Are there any poses in bikram that should be avoided or altered if had knee surgery? if so which and how.

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Dr. Blake Miller answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Yoga poses: I'd avoid poses that aggregate the knee too much. If the pose hurts, don't do it. It's hard to give too detailed information, i'm not sure exactly what you had done.

Dr Michalski and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/18/2017

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A member asked:

Are there any poses in bikram that should be avoided or altered if had knee surgery? if so which and how.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Blake Miller answered

Dr Michalski and another doctor agreed

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