Therapeutic medical yoga
What Does Medical Yoga Mean?
Therapeutic Medical Yoga is a type of yoga practice that combines traditional Hatha yoga with medical diagnostic and therapeutic techniques to fight disease. It is also sometimes called as medical yoga therapy.
Medical Yoga Therapy or “Yoga Chikitsa”, ideally, is an individualized, personalized, and holistic approach that takes into account not only the patient’s mind, body, and spirit, but also their family, support network, work situation, and culture, as part of the patient’s individualized treatment plan. As an example, if one is diagnosed with anxiety, a physician trained in medical yoga may prescribe specific breathing techniques (pranayamas), calming postures (asanas).
Medical yoga is a useful therapeutic tool that can help to restore mobility and flexibility to injured areas of the body. It can address a variety of ailments including chronic backache, high blood pressure, regulating blood sugar levels, improving muscle flexibility, immunodeficiency, cardiovascular conditions, insomnia, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues.
This therapy can leverage modern scientific diagnostic tools, such as blood tests and MRI scans, to objectively evaluate a patient’s underlying conditions and help them design a treatment plan. The plan will likely include appropriate breathing techniques, meditation, modified asanas and use of yoga props to achieve the maximum benefits.
This therapy can leverage modern scientific diagnostic tools, such as blood tests and MRI scans, to objectively evaluate a patient’s underlying conditions and help them design a treatment plan. The plan will likely include appropriate breathing techniques, meditation, modified asanas and use of yoga props to achieve the maximum benefits.