Yoga Anatomy Articles
The yoga anatomy articles are organized into categories such as, Injuries , Postures, Your Questions , Yoga , Anatomy , Yoga Injuries Research , Ashtanga Yoga Research , and even Yoga Adjustments.
They are also broken down more specifically by muscles, bandhas, breathing, sit bone pain, shoulders, psoas, and knee pain.
Do Yoga Practitioners Get More Injuries In Cold Climates?
Perhaps surprisingly, there is no correlation between greater yoga injuries when practicing yoga in cold climates.…
When Can I Return To Yoga Practice After A Hip Replacement?
Experienced yoga practitioners can safely resume yoga practice after a hip replacement, but should be cautious with deeper ranges of…
Is It Worth It To Screen Yoga Students For Injuries?
Research was inconclusive regarding when it’s most important for yoga teachers to screen new yoga students to help prevent injuries.…
A Comprehensive Guide To The Shoulder In Yoga
This post is a comprehensive look at the shoulder in its entirety. We share a detailed breakdown of the shoulder…
When To Heal The Body With Yoga And When To Get Outside Help
When is healing with yoga not enough? If a body issue is not improving and you’ve come to the end…
Practicing Yoga After Meniscus Surgery
David shares his own experience with a meniscus tear to help answer the question: how do you practice yoga after…
Is Yoga Safe? – Injury In Yoga
Our research on injury in yoga provides information to empower yoga practitioners and teachers to make informed decisions on yoga…
What’s Driving Yoga Injuries?
Based on our survey of over 2000 yoga practitioners, learn about practitioners’ yoga injuries and the contexts in which they…
Yoga Injuries: When Do They Happen?
Based on our survey of over 2000 yoga practitioners, learn what types of injuries in yoga occurred and the contexts…
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…
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…
Yoga Twisting And Disk Herniations: Should You Do Twists In Yoga With A Herniation?
Yoga twisting and disk herniations is the topic of this question of the month. David gives some guidelines for how…
Frozen Shoulder And Yoga: How To Work With It?
This month’s question comes from Shirley, who asks about frozen shoulder and yoga. How do you modify practice for this…
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…
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…
How Do You Know What Yoga Practice To Do When You’re Injured?
I get lots of questions about how to do yoga practice when you’re injured. In this post, we’ll guide you…
Is Yoga Tearing Labrums?
Is yoga tearing labrums? The answer to that question is not so simple. Reports of labral tears do seem to…