Download or read book Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis A Journey to Health and Healing written by Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis written by Loren M. Fishman, MD and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2007-05-18 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoga for people with multiple sclerosis? Absolutely! Today, people with a wide range of medical problems use yoga successfully. Because of its emphasis on relaxation, breathing, and deliberate movement, it can be especially beneficial for individuals dealing with a neurologic disease like multiple sclerosis. Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis, coauthored by Dr. Loren Martin Fishman and Eric Small, a yoga teacher who first embraced these techniques as a way to manage his own symptoms of multiple sclerosis, is a comprehensive guide to applying the principles of yoga to the management of MS. The first section is a straightforward but gentle introduction to yoga - a therapeutic approach to the practice itself. The second part is functionally oriented. Different yoga poses that work toward a common goal, such as combating fatigue, reducing spasticity, and increasing range of motion, are included and illustrated. This user-friendly guide Describes how yoga works Includes photographs and descriptions of each pose Explains effects, advantages, and contraindications Contains starter poses that will help the uninitiated or physically challenged to gently achieve a posture Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis: A Journey to Health and Healing is an excellent guidebook and tool for people with MS, people who undertake yoga on their own, and for all members of the medical and yoga communities.

Download or read book Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis 16pt Large Print Edition written by Loren M. Fishman and published by . This book was released on 2010-05-07 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoga for people with multiple sclerosis? Absolutely! Today, people with a wide range of medical problems use yoga successfully. Because of its emphasis on relaxation, breathing, and deliberate movement, it can be especially beneficial for individuals dealing with a neurologic disease like multiple sclerosis. Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis, coauthored by Dr. Loren Martin Fishman and Eric Small, a yoga teacher who first embraced these techniques as a way to manage his own symptoms of multiple sclerosis, is a comprehensive guide to applying the principles of yoga to the management of MS. The first section is a straightforward but gentle introduction to yoga - a therapeutic approach to the practice itself. The second part is functionally oriented. Different yoga poses that work toward a common goal, such as combating fatigue, reducing spasticity, and increasing range of motion, are included and illustrated. This user-friendly guide: Describes how yoga works; Includes photographs and descriptions of each pose; Explains effects, advantages, and contraindications; Contains C starter posesC that will help the uninitiated or physically challenged to gently achieve a posture Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis: A Journey to Health and Healing is an excellent guidebook and tool for people with MS, people who undertake yoga on their own, and for all members of the medical and yoga communities.

Download or read book Yoga and Parkinson s Disease written by Peggy Van Hulsteyn and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoga is one of the most beneficial complementary therapies for Parkinson's disease, helping to increase flexibility, correct posture, and in general, enhance the quality of life. The authors provide an easy-to-follow and encouraging guide for bringing the benefits of yoga into your life.

Download or read book Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis written by Garth McLean and published by Singing Dragon. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By providing an overview of key yoga postures and basic breathing techniques, this book demonstrates how people with Multiple Sclerosis can manage symptoms, and create a regular yoga practice in order to enhance physical and mental wellbeing. The book includes photos to demonstrate the yoga poses, as well as case studies and testimonials that depict the benefits and impact of a regular practice that can be carried out at home with minimal equipment or household objects. There is also advice on safety, diet and nutrition, and meditation practices. Suitable for beginner and continuing level yoga students, Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis is the perfect guide for those wishing to harness the therapeutic power of yoga, as well as for yoga teachers looking for ways to support their students.

Download or read book Yoga as Medicine written by Yoga Journal and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive book of yoga therapy, this groundbreaking work comes to you from the medical editor of the country’s premier yoga magazine, who is both a practicing yogi and a Western-trained physician. Beginning with an overview of the history and science of yoga, Dr. McCall describes the many different techniques in the yoga tool kit; explains what yoga does and who can benefit from it (virtually everyone!); and provides lavishly illustrated and minutely detailed instructions on starting a yoga practice geared to your fitness level and your health status. Yoga as Medicine offers a wealth of practical information, including how to: •Utilize yogic tools, including postures, breathing techniques, and meditation, for both prevention and healing of illness •Master the art of becoming more in tune with your body •Communicate more effectively with your doctor •Adopt therapeutic yoga practices as either an alternative or a complement to surgery and to expensive, sometimes dangerous medications •Practice safely Find an instructor and a style of yoga that are right for you. With twenty chapters devoted to the work of individual master teachers, including such well-known figures as Patricia Walden, John Friend, and Rodney Yee, Yoga as Medicine shows how these experts have applied the wisdom of this ancient holistic practice to twenty different conditions, ranging from arthritis to chronic fatigue, depression, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, infertility, insomnia, multiple sclerosis, and obesity. Defining yoga as “a systematic technology to improve the body, understand the mind, and free the spirit,” Dr. McCall shows the way to a path that can truly alter your life. An indispensable guide for the millions who now practice yoga or would like to begin, as well as for yoga teachers, body workers, doctors, nurses, and other health professionals.

Download or read book Gentle Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis written by Anna Krusinski and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilize the Benefits of Gentle Yoga to Relieve Your Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis Over 2.5 million people are currently afflicted with multiple sclerosis, a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system. While there is currently no cure for multiple sclerosis, maintaining a healthy lifestyle that includes a balanced diet and regular physical activity can help in managing symptoms. Yoga is now recognized as an excellent practice for those with multiple sclerosis because it is a low-impact activity that can easily be modified for individuals with varying ranges of mobility. Gentle Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis shows you how to integrate yoga into your exercise routine to improve your overall health and well-being. Yoga postures release muscular tension, helping to aid movement while also increasing balance, strength, and flexibility. Additionally, breathing techniques encourage better circulation and meditation practice enhances alertness and concentration. Gentle Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis also includes: - An overview of the causes and symptoms of multiple sclerosis - Helpful diet and lifestyle tips to reduce symptoms - An introductory guide to understanding the benefits of yoga - Important precautions to ensure safety during yoga practice Whether you are experiencing mild multiple sclerosis symptoms or are cur-rently using a wheelchair, Gentle Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis is your complete guide to creating a customized yoga practice specifically for your needs. The Gentle Yoga series seeks to promote the many beneficial effects of yoga exercise in the treatment of specific diseases. The exercises are clearly illustrated, safe, and tailored to your condition. Each book in the series also provides an overview of the disease as well as other lifestyle tips to improve overall health and daily functioning.

Download or read book Managing Multiple Sclerosis Naturally written by Judy Graham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A totally revised and updated edition of the first book to offer a holistic approach to slowing the progression of MS • Provides guidance on special diets and nutritional supplements, exercise, alternative therapies, and the effects of negative and positive thoughts on MS • Explains how to reduce toxic overload from mercury and chemicals • Includes life wisdom and coping strategies from others who suffer with MS Judy Graham is an inspiration. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was just 26 years old, 35 years later Judy Graham is still walking, working, and has successfully birthed and raised a son who is now an adult. In this totally revised and updated edition of her groundbreaking Multiple Sclerosis, first published in 1984, she shares the natural treatments that have helped her and many others with MS stabilize or even reverse the condition. Beginning with the effects of diet, she explains that many people with MS have been eating the wrong foods and shows which foods are “good” and “bad,” how to recognize food sensitivities, and how to correct nutritional deficiencies using dietary supplements. She also looks at reducing the body’s toxic overload, whether from mercury amalgam fillings, chemicals, or medications. She presents the exercises with proven benefits for MS she has found most reliable and appropriate, such as yoga, pilates, and t’ai chi, and explores alternative therapies that provide relief and support to the body’s efforts to control MS, including acupuncture, reflexology, shiatsu, reiki, and ayurveda. Most important are the insights she provides on the effects of negative thoughts on MS. She demonstrates how a positive mental attitude can actually slow down or even reverse the progression of this disease. Judy Graham is living proof that, as devastating as a diagnosis of MS is, life can still be lived to its fullest.

Download or read book The Book of Exercise and Yoga for Those with Parkinson s Disease written by Lori Newell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010-07-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first-of-a-kind book based on the author's experience outlines a comprehensive program specifically geared to those with Parkinson's disease. This book covers a wide range of movement therapies such as range of motion exercises, low to no-impact aerobics, strength training, yoga, and T'ai Chi. The Book of Exercise and Yoga for Those with Parkinson's Disease is unique in that it covers a wide range of techniques, which are specificallygeared to, and have been proven helpful for, those with Parkinson's disease. The exercises are all explained in detail utilizing safe body mechanics and are illustrated in standing, standing holding onto a chair, and seated variations to accommodate a widevariety of abilities. This complete wellness program goes beyond the traditional exercise book offering information on home safety, fall prevention, activities of daily living, and body mechanics (including how to get up from the floor) as well as facial and voice projection exercises. Each chapter includes brief explanations on how each movement technique physiologically affects the body and how they specifically help those with Parkinson's disease. The strength training chapter also includes simple muscle diagrams to educatereaders about which muscle group(s) they are targeting. This book also provides information on stress management and provides instruction in four different relaxation/meditation techniques. If you are looking for a complete program to help you manage your symptoms and enhance your quality of life, then this book is for you.

Download or read book The MS Recovery Diet written by Ann Sawyer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-09-20 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than half a million people live with multiple sclerosis, yet conventional medicine still has little to offer patients. There is no known cure-and even recent breakthroughs in drug therapy do not work to control many of the symptoms or promise any degree of recovery. But there is an alternative to drugs that can stop and reverse the ravaging symptoms of MS-the MS Recovery Diet. As this book explains, there are five common food triggers that can set off the symptoms of MS-dairy, grains containing glutens, legumes, eggs, and yeast. Yet because MS is such a complex disease, other foods play a role, as culprits or aides. The MS Recovery Diet explains the background, science, and development of this treatment in one source for the first time, and shows readers how to pinpoint their specific problem foods and sensitivities. It also offers more than one hundred simple recipes, as well as strategies to improve digestion, balance the immune system, and repair the body's myelin-crucial steps toward healing the body. Both of the authors, Ann D. Sawyer and Judith E. Bachrach, who had been diagnosed and disabled by multiple sclerosis, have experienced incredible recovery on the diet. Within the first three months on this program, Sawyer was able to stop the disease progression and begin to walk short distances with an even gait. Bachrach, whose health has been declining because of MS for thirty- eight years, regained feeling in her toes in one week and after one year on the diet, has stopped taking all medication. This book shares the treatment plan that has dramatically changed their lives, and the lives of others who have discovered it. With inspiring personal stories throughout, it offers real help- and hope-for sufferers of MS.

Download or read book Optimal Health with Multiple Sclerosis written by Allen C. Bowling, MD, PhD and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-20 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only source for reliable, evidence-based information on the relevance, safety, and effectiveness of alternative and lifestyle medicine approaches to MS treatment and the best ways to safely integrate them with conventional medicine. In addition to conventional medicine, many people with MS also use some form of alternative medicine, and there is growing evidence and interest in the effects of lifestyle factors, such as diet and exercise, on MS. Yet, until now, it has been difficult to obtain unbiased information about the MS-relevant aspects of these nonmedication approaches. Optimal Health with Multiple Sclerosis provides the accurate and unbiased information people with MS, their friends and family, health care professionals, and educators need to make responsible decisions and achieve the very best outcome. Find other options that may provide symptomatic relief when conventional therapies are limited Learn about potentially dangerous interactions between alternative therapies and medical treatments used in the management of MS Identify alternative and lifestyle therapies that are effective, low risk, and inexpensive Recognize ineffective, dangerous, or costly alternative therapies

Download or read book Transcending MS written by Margie Hunter and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Margie Hunter was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999, she embarked on a journey to find wellness. In Transcending MS, she describes a breakthrough and effective approach to reducing or eliminating MS symptoms through an application of both Eastern and Western medicine and techniques-steps she used to conquer the illness. A yoga practitioner, today Hunter is symptom-free and lives a higher quality of life than before her diagnosis. She shares what MS sufferers need to know to return to balanced health: - a simple, straightforward, self-care treatment plan; - comprehensive breathing, meditation, and stress management techniques for all levels; - detailed yoga postures to incorporate into daily life; - a nutritional and supplement guide to adjust the dietary lifestyle for the better; - recommendations Hunter used to overcome MS symptoms; and - a thirty-one-day process that supports the first month toward vibrant health.

Download or read book The Science of Yoga written by William J Broad and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Science of Yoga draws on a hidden wealth of science, history, and surprising facts to cut through the fog that surrounds contemporary yoga and to show - for the first time - what is uplifting and beneficial and what is delusional, flaky, and dangerous. At heart, it illuminates the risks and rewards. The book takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of undiscovered yoga that goes from old libraries in Calcutta to the world capitals of medical research, from little-known archives to spotless laboratories, from sweaty yoga classes with master teachers to the cosy offices of yoga healers. In the process, it shatters myths, lays out unexpected benefits, and offers a compelling vision of how to improve the discipline.

Download or read book Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis written by Loren M. Fishman and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-05-07 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoga for people with multiple sclerosis? Absolutely! Today, people with a wide range of medical problems use yoga successfully. Because of its emphasis on relaxation, breathing, and deliberate movement, it can be especially beneficial for individuals dealing with a neurologic disease like multiple sclerosis. Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis, coauthored by Dr. Loren Martin Fishman and Eric Small, a yoga teacher who first embraced these techniques as a way to manage his own symptoms of multiple sclerosis, is a comprehensive guide to applying the principles of yoga to the management of MS. The first section is a straightforward but gentle introduction to yoga - a therapeutic approach to the practice itself. The second part is functionally oriented. Different yoga poses that work toward a common goal, such as combating fatigue, reducing spasticity, and increasing range of motion, are included and illustrated. This user-friendly guide:; Describes how yoga works; Includes photographs and descriptions of each pose; Explains effects, advantages, and contraindications; Contains C starter posesC that will help the uninitiated or physically challenged to gently achieve a posture Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis: A Journey to Health and Healing is an excellent guidebook and tool for people with MS, people who undertake yoga on their own, and for all members of the medical and yoga communities.

Download or read book Waking Up from MS written by Kellie Alderton and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-23 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diagnosed with MS at the age of seventeen, Kellie Alderton is an inspiration. Talking with hundreds of MS sufferers, she has been deeply touched by the despair and frustration many of them feel. Alderton came to the realization that she could not use traditional medicine to treat her MS. Instead, she searched for alternative and holistic therapies, which she believes saved her life. Alderton shares her own journey and the relief she found, hoping to inspire others to work toward becoming symptom-free. Alderton focuses on ways to de-stress, repair, and energize the body. She shares the unbreakable bonds between mind, body and spirit, and the importance of addressing all three when treating this disease. Alderton seeks to educate and inspire others to give them hope for the future.

Download or read book Understanding Yoga Therapy written by Marlysa B. Sullivan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Yoga Therapy offers a comprehensive and accessible perspective on yoga therapy as a complementary, integrative route to promoting whole-person well-being. Readers will come away from the book understanding how the philosophy, texts, and teachings of yoga benefit a wide range of health conditions. The book is split into three helpful sections: Part I discusses foundational texts and their interpretations; Part II outlines the biopsychosocial-spiritual and neurophysiological model of integrative health pertinent to yoga therapy; and Part III focuses on practical applications separate from the more familiar diagnosis-driven models. Experiential activities and case studies throughout the text illuminate how yogic practices can be incorporated for optimal health. Bridging the ancient and modern, philosophical and scientific, Understanding Yoga Therapy offers a clear explanatory framework for yoga therapists, physicians, allied and complementary healthcare providers, and their patients and students.

Download or read book Natural Remedies for Multiple Sclerosis written by Dr Elizabeth David and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your about to discover Natural Remedies to Help you Start to Feel Better from Multiple Sclerosis.You wont find your usual and boring old tips you've heard millions of times before. This guide is full of up-to date information.Have you ever....worried you'll never get your Multiple Sclerosis under control?Are you sick of MS ruling your life?Would you like to try alternative treatments but don't know where to start?Do you just wish you knew how to manage your MS better?This book is action packed full of great idea's to help you start managing your Multiple Sclerosis today including...What is Multiple Sclerosis?How to diagnose MSManaging MS through medicationEasy to find Natural RemediesMultiple Sclerosis Diet RecipesAnd much more!