Thursday, November 12, 2009

Yoga for Osteoporosis Study

Click here for details of an exciting study being conducted by Loren Fishman, M.D. You can read the pilot research paper or even participate in the research.

http://sciatica.org/yoga/study_overview.html

And thanks to my former World Yoga Center yogini, Carol Ardman (who has co-written a book on yoga and back pain with Loren, her husband) who told me about this study.

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  2. Here's a Web MD post recommending yoga as a weight bearing exercise. Thanks to yogini Rachel Renney for passing this on!

    http://www.webmd.com/osteoporosis/living-with-osteoporosis-7/exercise-weight-bearing

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  3. Here's a nice story about yoga and osteoporosis with good adjustments. Thanks to Beth Worsham, my sister-in-law who works at the Haywood County (NC) Regional Medical Center's Osteoporosis Unit for sharing it. See page 5.

    http://216.247.61.108/osteoporosis/newsletter_PDFs/Winter_2008.pdf

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  4. Dr. Fishman and Anusara-Certified teacher (and my anatomy teacher in my teacher training) Ellen Saltonstall has published "Yoga for Osteoporosis: The Complete Guide." ww.norton.com

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