Ask the Expert: Which Yoga Poses Prevent Lower-Back Pain?
Although standing orients your spine into proper posture, standing for too long can cause back pain. Incorporating a yoga routine can help relieve pain.
Here, find yoga poses contraindicated for back injuries. “Contraindication” is a medical term often used in yoga to describe a physical condition that makes a particular pose inadvisable for the practitioner. If you have a back injury, honor your body by avoiding or modifying these yoga poses.
Although standing orients your spine into proper posture, standing for too long can cause back pain. Incorporating a yoga routine can help relieve pain.
Padangusthasana
Dhanurasana
Ustrasana
Bhujangasana
Savasana
Utthita Hasta Padangustasana
Pincha Mayurasana
Agnistambhasana
Tittibhasana
Matsyasana
Malasana
Ardha Bhekasana
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Adho Mukha Vrksasana
Parsvottanasana
Kapotasana
Salabhasana
Padmasana
Marichyasana III
Pasasana
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II
Eka Pada Koundinyasana I
Eka Pada Koundinyanasana II
Uttanasana
No one should have to suffer through a yoga class when their low back is acting up. Fortunately, there are many different, creative ways to play with props and modify asanas to free the low back from pain.
Although standing orients your spine into proper posture, standing for too long can cause back pain. Incorporating a yoga routine can help relieve pain.
Jason Crandell narrates this video demonstrating the basics of Upavista Konasana (Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend).
Free yourself from ordinary back pain by doing these 5 simple poses each day.
Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana
Bhujapidasana
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II
Eka Pada Koundinyanasana II