Yoga Anatomy Articles
Yoga injuries are on the rise. I’ll help you keep up to date and informed on subjects such as pain in general, back-pain, sciatica, sit bone pain, and knee pain.
The yoga anatomy articles are organized into categories such as, Injuries, Postures, Your Questions, Yoga, Anatomy, Yoga Anatomy Research Project, and even Yoga Adjustments.
They are also broken down more specifically by muscles, bandhas, breathing, sit bone pain, shoulders, psoas, and knee pain.
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What Causes Low Back Pain?
Yoga | Yoga Injuries
David describes the many complex sources of low back pain and offers direction for working…
SI joint | back pain | backbend | core | forward bend
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When To Heal The Body With Yoga And When To Get Outside Help
Yoga | Yoga Injuries
When is healing with yoga not enough? If a body issue is not improving and…
injury | pain
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Sciatica, Piriformis Syndrome, And Yoga
Anatomy | Lower Limb | Yoga Injuries
David explains the difference between sciatica, piriformis syndrome, and other sources of sciatica-like pain. He…
back pain | gluteals | sciatica | trigger points
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Practicing Yoga After Meniscus Surgery
Yoga Injuries
David shares his own experience with a meniscus tear to help answer the question: how…
injury | knee pain | lotus
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How To Practice Yoga When You Are Hypermobile
Yoga | Yoga Injuries
One of David’s students shares her experience and suggestions for how to practice yoga when…
flexibility | technique
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What Is Causing Low Back Pain In Forward Bending?
Yoga Injuries | Your Questions
David explains why over-stretching the muscles of the low back in forward bending can contribute…
back pain | forward bend
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Is Yoga Safe? – Injury In Yoga
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Survey
In this article, David sums up the conversation on injury in yoga. He suggests a…
injury | pain
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What’s Driving Yoga Injuries?
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Survey
Based on our survey of over 2000 yoga practitioners, David shares practitioners’ experiences of yoga…
injury
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Yoga Injuries: When Do They Happen?
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Survey
Based on our survey of over 2000 yoga practitioners, David shares practitioners’ experiences with types…
injury
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Low Back Injuries In Yoga: What Are Practitioners Experiencing?
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Survey
When are yoga practitioners most at risk for low back injuries? David reports on the…
SI joint | back pain | backbend | forward bend | twist
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Chaturanga and Shoulder Injuries in Yoga – What’s Going On?
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Survey
When are yoga practitioners most at risk for shoulder injuries? David reports on the experiences…
arms | chaturanga | rotator cuff | shoulders
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Should I Pull the Flesh from Sitting Bones in Forward Bend?
Yoga Injuries | Your Questions
This month, David answers a question about forward bending. David discusses why we sometimes like…
forward bend | gluteals | hamstring | sit bone pain
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Knee Injuries in Yoga: When Are Your Knees Most at Risk?
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Survey
When are yoga practitioners most at risk for knee injuries? David reports on the experiences…
knee | knee pain | lotus | padmasana
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Leg Behind Head Pose and Neck Pain
Torso | Yoga Injuries | Your Questions
Working with eka pada sirsasana (leg behind head) is the subject of this month’s question…
leg behind head | neck | pain
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Ankle Pain in Half Lotus Pose: How to Evolve Your Half Lotus Without Pain
Lower Limb | Yoga Injuries | Your Questions
David shares his approaches to working with ankle pain in half lotus. Find out what…
ankle | foot | lotus | pain
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Forward Bends and Hamstring Injury: Have You Injured Your Hamstrings?
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Postures | Yoga Survey
Hamstring injuries are prevalent in yoga. In our survey, we found some very interesting relationships…
forward bend | hamstring | injury | sit bone pain
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Yoga Twisting and Disk Herniations: Should You Do Twists in Yoga With a Herniation?
Torso | Yoga Injuries | Your Questions
Yoga twisting and disk herniations is the topic of this question of the month. David…
back pain | injury | twist
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Frozen Shoulder And Yoga: How To Work With It?
Upper Limb | Yoga Injuries | Your Questions
This month’s question comes from Shirley, who asks about frozen shoulder and yoga. How do…
injury | pain | rotator cuff | shoulders
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Injuries In Yoga Adjustments: What Are Practitioners Experiencing?
Yoga Adjustments | Yoga Injuries | Yoga Survey
Injuries In Yoga Adjustments: What Are Practitioners Experiencing? Most respondents reported experiencing hands-on adjustments as…
injury
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Negative Experiences In Yoga Practice: What Do Practitioners Report?
Yoga Injuries | Yoga Survey
What Negative Experiences In Yoga Practice Are Practitioners Reporting? While slightly more than half of…
injury
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How Do You Know What Yoga Practice To Do When You’re Injured?
Yoga | Yoga Injuries
I get lots of questions about how to do yoga practice when you’re injured. In…
injury | pain