When are yoga practitioners most at risk for low back injuries? David reports on the experiences of our survey of 2000+ practitioners regarding low back injuries in yoga.
Survey Results: Chaturanga and Shoulder Injuries in Yoga – What’s going on?
When are yoga practitioners most at risk for shoulder injuries? David reports on the experiences of our survey of 2000+ practitioners regarding shoulder injuries in yoga and chaturanga injury.
Knee Injuries in Yoga: When Are Your Knees Most at Risk?
When are yoga practitioners most at risk for knee injuries? David reports on the experiences of our survey of 2000+ practitioners regarding knee injuries in yoga and injuries in lotus-type postures.
Gender and Yoga Practice: Is There Any Relationship?
Is yoga practice different between genders? Our survey shows more similarities than differences in yoga practice experience between genders!
Yoga and Aging: Is Yoga Practice Different As We Age?
Does yoga practice change as we age? Our survey shows small differences between practice habits and experiences between some age groups, but yoga practice was less different between age groups than you might think!
Forward Bends and Hamstring Injury: Have You Injured Your Hamstrings?
Hamstring injuries are prevalent in yoga. In our survey, we found some very interesting relationships between forward bends and hamstring injuries. The data may surprise you!
Yoga Impacts Daily Life: What Are Survey Respondents Saying?
How Are Practitioners Reporting Yoga Impacts Daily Life? A majority of respondents reported that they changed daily habits as a result of their yoga practice. Yoga impacted their choices with regard to diet, sleep patterns, alcohol consumption, smoking habits, and other physical activities.
Injuries In Yoga Adjustments: What Are Practitioners Experiencing?
Injuries In Yoga Adjustments: What Are Practitioners Experiencing? Most respondents reported experiencing hands-on adjustments as “Very Helpful” and did not report getting injured while receiving an adjustment. A small percentage of respondents reported an injury while being adjusted, primarily in poses that put pressure into tenuous structures in the body, like the knee joint or in proximal attachment of the hamstrings.
Negative Experiences In Yoga Practice: What Do Practitioners Report?
What Negative Experiences In Yoga Practice Are Practitioners Reporting? While slightly more than half of respondents did report having some negative experience during their yoga practice life, most respondents found the benefits to out-weigh the negative enough to continue practicing.
What Are the Benefits of Doing a Yoga Practice?
What Are the Benefits of Doing a Yoga Practice? This is the second post that lays out the basic data we collected yoga survey. As it turns out people reported a wide range of benefits from their yoga practice.
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