Loren Fishman, Carol Ardman

Yoga for Back Pain

The Complete Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Stunningly innovative. . . . This is the first book in which the different causes of back pain are identified and assigned appropriate yoga poses. Individuals of any age, even those unfamiliar with yoga, will be able to follow Dr. Fishman's simple instructions." -Joan White, Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States Let internationally renowned rehabilitation specialist Loren Fishman, MD, be your personal instructor for a healthier back! With down-to-earth techniques and instruction for all levels, Cure Back Pain with Yoga helps you: .    distinguish between the nine major causes of backache; .    target your source of pain through diagnosis-specific yoga poses; .    manage, reduce, and ultimately end your pain. Depending on the severity and chronicity of your pain, the postures in this guide, described in detail and illustrated by photographs, will help you determine how to start your own yoga practice or alter your existing practice in order to achieve lasting comfort and strength.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 179mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 361g
• ISBN-13: 9780393343120
• ISBN-10: 039334312X
• Artikelnr.: 34438700

Autorenporträt

Loren Fishman, MD, is a professor at Columbia Medical School and the medical director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The author of five books on the medical potential of yoga, he lives in New York City.