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Yoga for sitting long hours
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I had slip disc last year. My problem now is sitting long hours, if I sit for long hours I have back pain. So recently I started doing Yoga. I am doing Bhujangasana and Makrasana and some other yoga for back pain also. My main question is-
Can I do both Makrasana and Bhujangasana together?
If yes than for how many repeatations should I do both and how long should I hold for(5 seconds? 10 seconds?)
If no than which one should I omit and which one should I do?
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Total waste in doing yoga for slip disc.
It's a waste thing doing yoga for slip disc.
No science behind yoga .
Stop doing such irrelevant things and consult a senior sports physiotherapist who has knowledge about slip disc than yoga .
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chiropractic and osteopathy treatment will help.
sit tall
stand tall
walk tall
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Avoid Yoga, Consult with your nearest physiotherapist. Yoga is not clinical treatment, yoga is helpful only for Hypertension, Overweight, Flexibility, Doing meditation is ok, but Yoga is not a solution for Back pain & other disease also
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Avoid starin full asan
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You can do makarasana after bhujangasana , well when it comes to asana, why you are doing that comes into picture.
In my opinion you should see a Sports Physiotherapist first to establish treatment targets .
What muscle groups you need to strengthen ?
what muscle group need more flexibility.
Whether to improve joint mobility/stability at a respective area.
With the functional movement evaluation it is possible which is a part of Physiotherapeutic evaluation.
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Check these 2 videos
prolonged sitting and back pain
https://youtu.be/q5pguwvtkv4
exercises to improve cross legged sitting
https://youtu.be/qkqym9thzc8
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you can do both depending on the strength but doing under the guidance for a week will be helpfull.
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In order to avoid ill-effects long sitting hours you should start with regular stretching excercises and yoga under supervision
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you can join online therapeutic yoga classes thrice a week , which will help in achieving a healthy lifestyle
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You can do both but with proper guidance.
You should hold for 5 counts and continue for 8 repetitions.
You should also learn back stretching exercises from a Physiotherapist.
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If the pain persist or aggrevates you should consult a physiotherapist or orthopaedist in person for further assessment and treatment.
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Dr. Twinkle James (PT)
Physiotherapist
16 yrs exp
South Goa
U can continue with Bhujangasana n hold for 5-7 seconds n repeat but see that while doing that your back muscles are relaxed n you are taking weight on your hand to come up.
This will help to reduce you pain but you need to work on your core muscles build on them progressively for full restoration so plz consult a physiotherapist n have your proper exercise regime based on the assessment of your core muscle strength
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plz book a physiotherapist consult for complete restoration as muscles are main tissue in the body which supports the spi e and takes the load ,the more stronger they are the more pain free you will be n your spine will be protected from any future injuries
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