Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Help with Chronic Pain
More than 50 million Americans suffer with chronic pain, so it stands to reason that at least a few of your students are also facing that difficult and uphill battle. And chronic pain doesn't just hurt in the physical sense. According to Steven D. Feinberg, M.D., a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, it can also be responsible for loss of sleep, weight gain, anger, depression, despair and irritability. So how can you help the chronic sufferers in your classes relieve and manage their pain?
In this issue of My Yoga Mentor, Medical Editor Timothy McCall offers advice on how to teach students suffering from chronic pain. First, McCall focuses on the stress relieving and body awareness benefits of asana. He then dives into the pain-pacifying practices of pranayama and meditation, and finally he explores the possibilities of sound healing. Also, learn how the best approach to pain management is a multidisciplinary one. Finally, although your initial tendency may be to resist or deny pain, teach your students that learning to be present with the pain is the first step on the road back to health.
Teamwork Matters
Health practitioners join forces to fight pain with a multidisciplinary approach.

Pain-free »

Suffering is Optional
Learn to make peace with pain.

Resistance is futile »

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