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How does yoga help reduce my lower back pain?
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Yoga: yoga can relieve muscle tension which can held sore muscles. Also, holding yoga poses makes your back muscles and core muscles stronger, which makes them more resistant to injury.
Answered 5/30/2017
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21 reasons 2 do yoga: #9: Eases back pain. People who took two 90-minute classes a week for six months reduced their back pain by 56%; those who got standard medical care experienced just a 16 percent decrease in pain. Ref: AARP, 5/2017
Answered 11/28/2017
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^ core strength: Yoga Back Poses: Bharadvaja's Twist (Bharadvajasana I), Big Toe Pose (Padangusthasana), Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana), Cat Pose (Marjaryasana), Chair Pose (Utkatasana), Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana), Cow Pose (Bitilasana) & Crane (Crow) Pose (Bakasana). REF:http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/anatomy/back
Answered 5/30/2017
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