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Old 12-18-2006, 11:54 AM
Nolina Nolina is offline
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Hi Khan. My experience mirrors Wittsea's exactly - the stretching and warmup, and even some of the stretching-oriented beginning poses are very helpful (and calming) to me but the majority of the actual yoga poses I have to severely modify or skip entirely, as they flare me up. My Pain Mgmt PT from a long time ago actually is the one who got me into Yoga, showed me correct form, and helped me modify some of the poses to work around my arm problems. Any thing with weight-bearing on the arms, wrists, or neck of course is a no-brainer for me to skip. Holding arms out for extended periods is another one that flares so i just don't hold them up that long- but a little bit sometimes gives a good stretch. I'm also working on a Pilates tape - silimlar issues. TOSers just have to be VERY Careful and start VERY slowly & ease into things. Sounds like you are already well into it though - good for you, Khan! Please do be careful, though. I don't remember who it is but there is at least one gal on the board who did get injured while practicing yoga.

Thanks for starting this thread - please keep us posted!

-Nolina
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