Download or read book Healing Yoga Proven Postures to Treat Twenty Common Ailments from Backache to Bone Loss Shoulder Pain to Bunions and More written by Loren Fishman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To many of his patients [Dr. Fishman] is a miracle worker." —Jane E. Brody, New York Times Designed for yoga practitioners ranging from beginners to experienced, Healing Yoga shows how every reader can not only heal, but can also help diagnose, their specific medical conditions. Written by internationally recognized physical and rehabilitative medicine physician Loren Fishman, MD, this guide unites Western medical information with the practice of yoga. Depending on the severity and chronicity of the ailment, the advice and postures in this book can provide a doctor’s immediate assistance—at home, and without cost or fancy equipment, drugs or surgery. Addresses 20 common conditions: headache, weight gain, the common cold, insomnia, bone health, scoliosis, PMS, stress, depression, 8 different types of back pain, and others. Includes 170 photographs that illustrate healing techniques Dr. Fishman has invented, refined, and validated with thousands of patients, through decades of experimentation. Features Dr. Fishman’s own evidence-based, pioneering, and prize-winning clinical research on rotator cuff problems (1,200 cases, 90 percent success rate), osteoporosis, and scoliosis. Offers insights learned directly from Dr. Fishman’s teacher, BKS Iyengar, the founder of “Iyengar Yoga,” as well as how Dr. Fishman went beyond his early training to discover groundbreaking curative techniques.
Download or read book Healing Yoga written by Loren Fishman, Md and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To many of his patients [Dr. Fishman] is a miracle worker." —Jane E. Brody, New York Times Designed for yoga practitioners ranging from beginners to experienced, Healing Yoga shows how every reader can not only heal, but can also help diagnose, their specific medical conditions. Written by internationally recognized physical and rehabilitative medicine physician Loren Fishman, MD, this guide unites Western medical information with the practice of yoga. Depending on the severity and chronicity of the ailment, the advice and postures in this book can provide a doctor’s immediate assistance—at home, and without cost or fancy equipment, drugs or surgery. Addresses 20 common conditions: headache, weight gain, the common cold, insomnia, bone health, scoliosis, PMS, stress, depression, 8 different types of back pain, and others. Includes 170 photographs that illustrate healing techniques Dr. Fishman has invented, refined, and validated with thousands of patients, through decades of experimentation. Features Dr. Fishman’s own evidence-based, pioneering, and prize-winning clinical research on rotator cuff problems (1,200 cases, 90 percent success rate), osteoporosis, and scoliosis. Offers insights learned directly from Dr. Fishman’s teacher, BKS Iyengar, the founder of “Iyengar Yoga,” as well as how Dr. Fishman went beyond his early training to discover groundbreaking curative techniques.
Download or read book Yoga for Back Pain written by Loren Fishman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To many of his patients [Dr. Fishman] is a miracle worker." —Jane E. Brody, New York Times “Stunningly innovative. . . . This is the first book in which the different causes of back pain are identified and assigned appropriate yoga poses. Individuals of any age, even those unfamiliar with yoga, will be able to follow Dr. Fishman’s simple instructions.” —Joan White, Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States Let internationally renowned rehabilitation specialist Loren Fishman, MD, be your personal instructor for a healthier back! With down-to-earth techniques and instruction for all levels, Cure Back Pain with Yoga helps you: • distinguish between the nine major causes of backache; • target your source of pain through diagnosis-specific yoga poses; • manage, reduce, and ultimately end your pain. Depending on the severity and chronicity of your pain, the postures in this guide, described in detail and illustrated by photographs, will help you determine how to start your own yoga practice or alter your existing practice in order to achieve lasting comfort and strength.
Download or read book Relief Is in the Stretch written by Loren Fishman, Md and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2005-02-08 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Offers specific yoga techniques to cure or control back pain and sciatica according to its cause"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Aches and Gains written by Paul Christo and published by Bull Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pain is often treatable but doctors, medical professionals, and patients don't understand the intricacies of chronic pain. Millions who suffer from pain become hopeless. With Aches and Gains, Dr. Paul Christo, a Johns Hopkins physician and leading pain specialist sheds new light on what it means to live with and overcome chronic pain. Dr. Christo shares celebrity interviews, including Naomi Judd, Lisa Swayze, Montel Williams, Ally Hilfiger, and Clay Walker, from his Sirius XM radio show Aches and Gains®, and stories from patients who have found a way to overcome the pain that once controlled their lives. Offering traditional, integrative, and innovative methods of easing pain, the book is a life-changing tool for anyone associated with pain including pain sufferers themselves, doctors, nurses, medical professionals, and caregivers. Features a foreword by renowned talk show host Montel Williams.
Download or read book Ancient Yoga and Kundalini Fundamentals Your First Steps to Experiencing Kundalini Awakening written by Cicilie Pedersen and published by Christian Stahl. This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cecilie Pedersen is an experienced yoga teacher and expert on kundalini tantra; she also has her own retreat and healing center in Spain. While general yoga techniques focus on exercise and postures, this kundalini tantra and yoga guide combined with transcendental meditation techniques takes traditional yoga a step further by showing and explaining the benefits of ancient yoga, Kundalini energy awakening, Pranayama breathing techniques, and how to work your chakras to heal yourself and others. Additional you get a transcendental meditation guide. This guide is not only about transcendental meditation, but also about experiencing kundalini energy by channeling it the ancient way. In this book you will learn easy to do yoga poses and important Pranayama breathing techniques that will help you to awaken your life-lines. With the help of this guide you have made a start to experience a new yourself, because along with physcial practise you will be able to heal yourself and others soon.
Download or read book Curing Yoga written by Aventuras De Viaje and published by SF Nonfiction Books. This book was released on 2019-07-28 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover How to Use Yoga as Medicine Learn how you can heal 50+ common ailments using nothing but your body. Inside this book are over 100 basic yoga sequences, each one made to cure a specific ailment. All yoga flows are made with beginners in mind, so almost anyone can do them. Discover how to heal yourself naturally with Curing Yoga, because you deserve to feel your best. Get it now. Discover the Yoga Secrets to Cure... *ADD/ADHD *Allergies *Asthma *Backache *Cold and flu *Depression *Digestive problems (such as diarrhea, constipation, and stomach ache) *Insomnia *Lethargy *Menstruation discomfort *Prolapsed uterus *Sciatica *Shin splints *Stress and Anxiety *Thyroid imbalance *Varicose Veins ... and many more! This Illustrated Yoga Guide Includes *Detailed descriptions of basic yoga poses *Clear and simple pictures *Yoga breathing techniques *Important safety information on when to avoid certain poses *How to do yoga nidra *Yoga for pain relief *Yoga for emotional balance *Yoga for depression *Yoga for fertility Use Yoga for Therapy and you will also discover basic yoga sequences for... *Healing a broken heart *Coping with change *Strengthening your heart and lungs *Building your immunity *Coping with menopause *Recuperating after long travel *Increasing your self-esteem *Improving your posture *Increasing body strength *Detox of body toxins Limited Time Only... Get your copy of Curing Yoga today and you will also receive: *Free SF Nonfiction Books new releases *Exclusive discount offers *Downloadable sample chapters *Bonus content … and more! Get your hands on Curing Yoga, because with it you can heal your mind, body, and spirit. Get it now.
Download or read book Unleash Your God Given Healing written by Ginny Dent Brant and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ginny Brant’s cancer diagnosis sent her on a quest to discover what caused a health nut to contract a deadly and aggressive form of breast cancer. What she found may surprise and inspire you. Whether you’re determined to prevent this deadly disease, survive it, or prevent its recurrence, this book pulls back the curtain on cancer and answers the question “What can I do to help my doctor beat this disease?” She challenges you to change what your doctor has no control over—your lifestyle and health habits. Brant connects the dots between nutrition, lifestyle, integrative and conventional medicine, and biblical wisdom to reveal how your body was created with self-healing mechanisms that work optimally when you do your part. But you need to get back to the Garden of Eden—the basics in life. By implementing a few lifestyle changes, you can begin building your immune system while lowering your toxic load. Learn how to enable your body to work as God intended, thereby unleashing your God-given healing!
Download or read book Healing Our Backs with Yoga written by Lillah Schwartz and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can help heal your body. Lillah's intent is to put you in charge of your back health. By sharing with you the important principles of movement, alignment, and pain management that will help you discover your own healing potential with yoga. Enjoy a safe practice adjusted to meet your needs. Learn to think differently about your body and yoga.
Download or read book Insight Yoga written by Sarah Powers and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed yoga and meditation teacher Sarah Powers is known and loved for her unique approach—Insight Yoga—which combines traditional yoga with the meridians of Chinese medicine, as well as Buddhist meditation. Using Yin (passive) and Yang (dynamic) poses, she demonstrates a series of different yoga sequences that bring benefit to organs, muscles, joints, and tendons—as well as the mind. She also provides a foundational explanation of traditional Chinese medicine theory and mindfulness meditation instruction. Sarah Powers brings us on an inspiring journey inward, and shows the path for cultivating a lasting relationship with yoga that cultivates and strengthens our physical well-being and our mental and emotional clarity.
Download or read book Yoga and Scoliosis written by Marcia P. Monroe and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoga and Scoliosis: A Journey to Health and Healingis a deeply soothing form of moving meditation and a physical activity and is a safe way to rebuild strength, stamina, and flexibility and to address the spinal curvature of scoliosis without surgery. The book presents an evidence-based look at how this approach works. Dr. Fishman has been treating individuals with scoliosis with yoga for many years and has collected x-rays of his work, before and after, demonstrating actual lessening of the degree of curvature from the practice of Iyengar yoga. Yoga and Scoliosis: A Journey to Health and Healingis a source of encouragement, knowledge, and healing for those who have scoliosis and need to treat it, but want to avoid braces and/or surgery. Itbriefly covers the history and treatment modalities of scoliosis and discusses the development of the spine in the embryo. Yoga and Scoliosisexplores the complexities of the concept of alignment in the body, with the main part of the book showing how to address scoliosis utilizing Iyengaryoga. Four chapters give instruction in yoga asanas for scoliosis, and another chapter discusses yoga practice in daily living. The book includes a Foreword by B. K. S. Iyengar, the founder of Iyengar Yoga.
Download or read book The Muscle and Bone Palpation Manual with Trigger Points Referral Patterns and Stretching written by Joseph E. Muscolino and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new work by a renowned massage author takes a close look at palpation of muscle and bone, and includes content related topics including trigger points with their pain referral patterns, stretching, and body mechanics. The DVD features video demonstrations of palpation of all muscles. Illustrations.
Download or read book A Massage Therapist s Guide to Understanding Locating and Treating Myofascial Trigger Points written by Leon Chaitow and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing the background to the evolution of Rnon-specificS backache as well as the assessment and treatment methods ideal for use in combination with massage therapy, deriving from physical therapy, osteopathic, and chiropractic sources, this book describes these methods individually and then integrates them into a detailed description of a massage session focusing on the person with backache.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Luk Pra Kob Herbal Balls written by Elefteria Mantzorou and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How about adding some fragrant, healing herbal steam in your massage treatments and in your home? You are in the right place!Master the ancient, sacred art of Luk Pra Kob (Thai herbal compress) by the Thai Massage instructor Elefteria Mantzorou.In this book you will find: - How to prepare beautiful herbal balls and poultices - four different methods of preparation included.- The properties of the medicinal herbs used in the compress, plus recipes with Thai and Western herbs.- Applications for professional and home use.- Protocols for health problems.- Amazing photographic material from Thailand.Enhance your professional skills and take care of your friends and family with these fragrant allies - the wonderful herbal balls! Recommended for anyone who practises physical therapy and rehabilitation, cupping, manual therapy, yoga therapy, herbal medicine or aromatherapy, as well as similar health professions. It is an essential reading for massage therapists, spa managers and herbalists.Elefteria was trained in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and now runs her own school which includes a small herbal garden. She teaches the art of traditional Thai Massage since 2004, and has trained hundreds of students! She also gives courses on herbal medicine and aromatherapy, and has prepared and applied thousands of herbal balls throughout her career as an instructor and practitioner of Thai bodywork and herbalism
Download or read book Achilles Heel Achilles Tendon Achilles Tendonitis Explained Achilles Tendon Tear Stretches Repair Exercises Aids Treatments Recovery Altern written by Robert Rymore and published by Imb Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of people are suffering from Achilles Tendonitis. This is another very informative book by Robert Rymore. He continues with his interest in writing medical educational guides. This guide is intended to be a tool, one that will give you an awareness of the process involved in Achilles Tendonitis. Treatment, Exercises, Symptoms, Causes, Recovery, Relief, Remedies, Massage, Vitamins, Minerals, Aids and Alternative Therapies are all covered. Readers will surely find much contribution by this book, to relief their pain or even to create a pain free healthy lifestyle. The book is written in an easy to read and understandable style. In a straightforward, no nonsense fashion, Robert covers all aspects of Achilles Tendonitis, including lots of exercises. The content is informative, educative and easy to understand. " I have been a sufferer of achilles tendonitis for years. My physiotherapist keeps telling me to do exercise but I keep forgetting them. Now I just open the book, read what to do and do my exercises. I love the exercises in this book and by doing them on a very regular basis, I am astonished that I am basically pain free. Thanks!" Linda Thompson "Yes, my doctor did tell me what was going on in my heel but I wanted to learn more. This book has given me a lot more knowledge and I understand everything much better now. Everything is very clearly explained." Richard Ashdale
Download or read book Yoga for Weight Loss written by Loren Fishman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An instructive, inspiring guide to using yoga as an effective and approachable tool to lose weight and achieve a healthier lifestyle. More than your average exercise regimen, yoga has helped enthusiasts discover personal equilibrium and maintain it for a lifetime. In Yoga for Weight Loss, renowned physician and longtime yoga practitioner Loren Fishman demystifies the scientific link between yoga and weight control, outlining its medical, physiological, biological, and spiritual impact. “To many of his patients [Dr. Fishman] is a miracle worker” (Jane E. Brody, New York Times), and in Yoga for Weight Loss he brings his expertise to the page to show how simple yoga postures, explained and illustrated here, can work inside the body on a cellular level. These accessible poses, adjustable to different skill levels and medical conditions, can curtail appetite while stimulating a greater utilization of calories that may help practitioners lose as much as two to three pounds per month. Yoga for Weight Loss is an indispensable resource for those seeking a practical and holistic weight loss journey.
Download or read book Absolute Rheumatology Review written by Petros Efthimiou and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-13 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a concise and up-to-date review of key rheumatology topics along with extensive practice questions to assist in preparing for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Rheumatology Certification Exam. Each chapter focuses on a single disease and starts with a short review (primarily tables and figures) to highlight the main points and key issues. The review is followed by 10-20 board-style multiple choice questions with detailed explanations for each topic. The chapters and associated preparation questions are written by established experts from top institutions in the United States. The book concludes with a 50-question practice test reflecting the format used by the ABIM Board Certification Exam. Absolute Rheumatology Review is an essential resource for not only graduate students, residents, and fellows in rheumatology and internal medicine studying for board exams but also rheumatologists, physicians, and related professionals preparing for recertification.
