{"product_id":"adaptive-yoga","title":"Adaptive Yoga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThis resource will help yoga teachers, physical therapists, and individuals with disabilities create safe and effective yoga practices that accommodate conditions such as low back pain, arthritis, spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, limb amputation, Parkinson’s, and multiple sclerosis. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe massive growth in the popularity of yoga as a form of exercise and as a method of maintaining whole-body wellness has led to thousands of published research studies confirming what yoga practitioners already know: Yoga relieves stress, improves mental and emotional health, enhances sleep, relieves low back pain and neck pain, promotes weight loss, and even enables smoking cessation. Further study has proven that yoga helps individuals with disabilities improve their functional activities of daily living, recover from injuries, gain mobility, experience less pain, and manage anxiety and depressive symptoms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdaptive Yoga\u003c\/i\u003e takes these studies out of the research labs and onto the yoga mat to empower individuals with disabilities or chronic health conditions to create an effective and safe yoga practice. If you work with these special populations as a yoga teacher or rehabilitative therapist, you will find guidance and recommended poses for some of the most common conditions and disabilities, including these: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Low back pain \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hip, knee, and rheumatoid arthritis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Spinal cord injury \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Stroke \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cerebral palsy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lower limb amputation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Parkinson’s disease \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Multiple sclerosis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Each pose is presented in detail so you fully understand how it helps the student improve functionality. The text instructs the reader on how to enter, hold, and exit the pose safely, as well as why the pose is beneficial for that condition. When appropriate, contraindications are presented so the yoga practice can be tailored to address any additional conditions or limitations. Challenge variations and restorative modifications for many poses make further individualization possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAdaptive Yoga\u003c\/i\u003e, authors Ingrid Yang, MD, and Kyle Fahey, DPT, have combined their extensive backgrounds in yoga, medicine, and physical therapy with their unique insights and passion for movement and rehabilitation to present an essential guide for helping those with chronic conditions experience the countless physical and mental benefits of yoga practice.\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 872g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 178 x 254 x 20 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781492596646\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingrid Yang,Kyle Fahey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098685403386,"sku":"9781492596646","price":25.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/fac8627ae321c1e4fb9eb5a66b322c80.jpg?v=1621132992","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/adaptive-yoga","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}