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excellent resource | Yoga for Osteoporosis: The Complete Guide | Loren Fishman, Ellen Saltonstall

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	• Yoga for Osteoporosis: The Complete Guide Loren Fishman, Ellen Saltonstall W. W. Norton & Company, 2010 - 318 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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Empowering Book for Osteoporotics

As an active woman in her 40's who was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis, this book is, to me, a Godsend. All the admonishments from my doctor to avoid twisting or bending were troubling -- how was I supposed to buckle my seatbelt? Adjust the car seat? Turn off the alarm clock? Clip my toenails? Put on my socks? All these daily activities require bending or twisting of some sort, and it's utterly impractical to me to think I can no longer do them. What a relief to study these poses and find there are ways to (a) bend and/or twist safely; (b) that twisting yoga poses are going to improve my spinal density; and (c) doing these poses daily will help me maintain my flexibility so I don't fracture out of sheer inertia. The book is eye-opening on so many levels. I am thrilled to have a program that will improve my bone density without pharmaceuticals. It makes me feel incredibly empowered. The yoga poses are clearly explained; the photographs are wonderful; and best of all, the modifications make yoga accessible to anyone of any BMD or fitness level. Can't say enough good things about this book!

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This is a thorough look at Osteopenia and Osteoporosis. Helpful for both teacher and student. The medical perspective combined with the poses offer a unique look at these issues.

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I teach a yoga class for people 50 years old and up. I recommend this book to my students for their home practice. It shows a large number of yoga poses at three levels of difficulty, so that students can choose the best level for their own physical condition. People of any age and condition can do yoga--you don't have to be able to twist into a pretzel to start yoga.

I like the way careful attention is paid to alignment, to prevent injuries from stressing joints.

Small scale studies show that yoga truly does increase bone density. Dr. Fishman is running a larger research project to study the effect of yoga on bone density. The book tells how people can become part of this study and receive a DVD to help with daily home practice.

Does yoga have any side effects? Well, as the authors point out, you might end up more relaxed and more flexible, as well as having stronger bones.

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A great resource for professionals and the consumers!

Yoga for Osteoporosis stands out as a resource that will serve both public and professional audiences. The unique mix of good science and simple, practical practice guidelines offers the reader immediate, safe action steps to address this important health challenge. Yoga for Osteoporosis is not just for those with osteoporosis, but should be taught in every high school health and PE class in the country. That would create a literal healthcare re-form as the students rebuild the skeletal infrastructure of this country.

Once again the these authors deliver an accessible, safe and practical guide for readers. Yoga for Osteoporosis clearly communicates the miracle of bone health and how the reader can moment to moment participate in that miracle through conscious action.

Finally, pay attention physical rehabilitation professionals: The authors have delivered a powerful tool for consumers to claim their central role in their bone health. They won't pay for the tired old straight plane calisthenics taught in most programs for osteoporosis once they have experienced Yoga for Osteoporosis!

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A lot of technical talk, maybe not for the average lay person

With below average bone density, I'm searching for ways to ward off osteoporosis as I age, without taking any of the nasty side-effect inducing drugs being pushed by big pharma. I'd heard about Dr. Fishman's study and anxiously awaited the book, hoping it would offer a simple program I could follow at home. I have good reading comprehension skills, but a lot of the discussion in the first part of the book was written in a dry and technical manner and I found wading through it to be a chore. The second half of the book sets forth the recommended poses, with variations presented depending on your current bone strength and level of ability. Black and white photos accompany the pose descriptions. While I think the possibilities of yoga as a means to prevent bone loss are fascinating, I feel this book is more suited to those who have a good grasp of medical jargon and human anatomy than perhaps the average person on the street.

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A comprehensive, user-friendly medical yoga program designed for the management and prevention of osteoporosis, with more than four hundred illustrations. Osteoporosis leads to painful fractures due to loss of bone mass; yoga strengthens bones without endangering joints: it stands to reason that yoga is the perfect therapy for osteoporosis. Forty-four million Americans suffer from low bone mass, and osteoporosis is responsible for more than 1.5 million fractures annually. Drugs and surgeries can alleviate pain, but study after study has shown that exercise is the best treatment, specifically low-impact, bone-strengthening exercises?hence, yoga.

In this comprehensive and thoroughly illustrated guide, Loren Fishman and Ellen Saltonstall, who between them have seven decades of clinical experience, help readers understand osteoporosis and give a spectrum of exercises for beginners and experts. Classical yoga poses, as well as physiologically sound adapted poses, are presented with easy-to-follow instructions and photographs. The authors welcome readers of all ages and levels of experience into the healing and strengthening practice of yoga. 321 illustrations.

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