VINIYOGA THERAPY FOR THE LOW BACK, SACRUM & HIPS WITH GARY KRAFTSOW
Viniyoga Therapy for a Low Back, Sacrum & Hips with Gary Kraftsow
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- Includes reward MP3′s of all practices for audio-only classes during home or upon a go
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Highlights from this DVD include:
Presentation upon Understanding Back Pain as well as a focus of yoga therapy.
Technique Workshop upon how to safely perform postures as well as movements.
Focused use for Low Back as well as Sacrum Therapy.
Focused use for Hip Therapy.
Integrated use for postulated low behind Strength as well as Stability.
Bonus MP3s of all practices for audio-only classes during home or upon a go.
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Shreya
on July 7th, 2010
Review by Shreya for Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum & Hips with Gary Kraftsow
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Once regarded as simply an Eastern discipline, yoga is now a familiar part of the health and fitness scene. A recent national survey has found that nearly 16 million Americans currently practice yoga. Although many people are doing yoga to ease stress and improve their health, a growing number have specific medical goals in mind, such as getting rid of their back pain. But does it really work?
Well, according to a 2009 study in the journal Spine, yoga therapy CAN reduce pain and functional impairment in people with chronic low back pain. This condition can be difficult to treat, and not surprisingly, having a bad back is one of the most commonly reported reasons people are turning to alternative and complementary therapies like yoga.
With great videos like Viniyoga Therapy with Gary Kraftsow DVD 2-Pack [[ASIN:B000U0C9UE Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum & Hips with Gary Kraftsow, you don’t have to be enrolled in a study, or drag yourself to a class to get all the pain-relieving benefits of yoga. Just pop the DVD in, and you’ll find the video divided up into some of these sections, such as…
-Presentation on Understanding Back Pain and the application of yoga therapy.
-Technique Workshop on how to safely perform postures and movements.
-Focused practice for Low Back and Sacrum Therapy.
-Focused practice for Hip Therapy.
-Integrated practice for sustained low back Strength and Stability.
Its set up pretty well. In a nutshell, they cover some facts about back pain, and then introduce you to the theory of yoga and some of the postures. Then, you can pick which area you want to focus on (like the low back), and you’ll be slowly guided through a series of poses that will help get you stretched out and strengthened up. If you’re worried about getting injured or hurt, don’t be. All the poses are pretty gentle, and the stretches can be as mild as you want them to be. And the music and verbal instructions are quite soothing.
So if you think you’d like to try yoga to take a bite out of your back pain, this would be a good choice. If yoga’s not your thing, books like Treat Your Own Spinal Stenosis offer some pretty good exercises too.
Merope
on July 7th, 2010
Review by Merope for Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum & Hips with Gary Kraftsow
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First, this is a high quality production. I mention that only because many yoga dvds are such low quality. Gary Kraftsow is a real pro — the visual and voiced instructions by him are excellent. The theraputic advice is clear and to the point. He says in the intro that the only way to focus on each of these poses is to know what their purpose is, so the first section of the DVD is educational and informative, the second is a pose by pose description, and the third is three separate practices, about 30 minutes apiece.
Kraftsow also favors function over form — a welcome relief from America’s silly yoga Culture of Perfection. You do the poses to strengthen and heal your back, not to compete in some “pose off”, a la Bikram Yoga.
Pose instruction is easy, and the poses are very basic, even for someone in the throes of back pain or who has never done any yoga before. The sessions are flow yoga style and there are three different workouts, focusing on different issues.
All in all, highly recommended. Namaste.
Jill E. Aguayo
on July 7th, 2010
Review by Jill E. Aguayo for Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum & Hips with Gary Kraftsow
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There are three parts to this dvd. I started with the 23 minute low back/sacrum portion and did it everyday for 2 weeks. After about a week, I hardly had any pain anymore. (I’ve been seeing a chiropractor off and on for almost 3 years, and I was in mild to medium pain 24/7). I then started doing the 31 minute hips section and that was great as well and alleviated some other pain I’d been having. You DO need to keep doing it everyday, and I’ve only had this for a month, but soon I’ll move on to the 32 minute maintenance section. The moves are very mild and simple and there is a section that explains the moves if you aren’t sure exactly how to do it. There is also a lecture by the creator of this which some might find helpful. I HIGHLY recommend if you are not finding relief with other therapies.
L. Ramsey
on July 7th, 2010
Review by L. Ramsey for Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum & Hips with Gary Kraftsow
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After months of chronic pain in my low back, hip and sacrum, I am so thankful I found this viniyoga therapy. Within a week of doing the exercises daily, I regained strength and stability in my target areas, and am continuing to enjoy these benefits and increased mobility and flexibility.
Dedicating 30 minutes a day to this gentle practice has changed my perspective on the importance of self-care. Three weekly visits to the physical therapist, daily meds, regular massages and over $1000 in co-pays have not given me what Gary’s simple, effective therapy can.
The DVD provides helpful information in a simple format. Take from it what you need (I recommend reviewing the educational information in the first sections to increase your understanding of this vital system in our bodies. For examle, you learn about how we need to contract, expand, and relax our muscles to enjoy full health in this area). In the exercise sections, Gary’s slow, measured approach allows you to focus on your breath and healing postures to make the most of this self-care routine.
If you are looking for relief, you’ve found it.
Beth Cholette
on July 7th, 2010
Review by Beth Cholette for Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum & Hips with Gary Kraftsow
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This DVD focuses on issues of the lower body, specifically the lower back, hips, and sacrum (the other DVD in this series focuses on the upper body). It differs from other yoga media offerings in that it contains a strong educational component in addition to the practice element. Also, the practices offered on the DVD are designed for rehabilitation and strengthening, and thus they are more similar in feel to a physical therapy session than to a yoga class.
The main menu of this DVD consists of four separate segments: 1) Understanding Back Pain, 2) Technique Workshop, 3) Therapeutic Practices, and 4) Special Features. The Technique Workshop provides the opportunity to study individual postures in greater depth. The Viniyoga Therapeutic Practices offer three complete practice segments tailored to meet different needs as described below. (Note: the DVD also provides bonus MP3 audio versions of each practice.)
1. Lower Back Therapy (23 minutes). Gary recommends that you begin here, as this is the most gentle practice. The postures are performed entirely on the floor and provide very mild stretching of the lower back area.
2. Hip Therapy (31 minutes). This practice, while still gentle and centered on floor postures, focuses more on the hips. Unlike more traditional hip-opening sequences found in other yoga practices, the goal here is to stretch the hips from four perspectives (front, back, and each side).
3. Strength and Stability (32 minutes). This practice is the only one on the DVD to contain standing postures, and thus the intensity level is slightly higher than the other two. Gary notes that it is designed to build long-term health and fitness in the low back, sacrum, and hips.
The practices feature a single student working on a mat against a rather sparse white set, with Gary providing instruction via voiceover. Most people are likely to find the practices rather dry–Gary’s voice is a big monotone and repetitive, and there’s little “fun factor” here. However, these are therapeutic in nature, and as such, they are quite effective. Although I personally didn’t get much out of the first two practices–mainly because the low back and hips aren’t a problem area for me–I was pleasantly surprised by the third, as it nicely stretched out not only my lower back but also my upper back, shoulders, and entire torso. This DVD would be useful for virtually anyone who is at risk for lower back issues, from those who work at physical labor to those with more chronic conditions. I definitely recommend Viniyoga Therapy for Lower Back, Hips, and Sacrum as an excellent tool for alleviating pain and promoting health in the entire lower back area.