Supporting Yoga Students with Common Injuries and Conditions : A Handbook for Teachers and Trainees.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGonigle, Andrew.

Series:

Yoga Teaching Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yoga--Therapeutic use.

Yoga.

Yoga--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Supporting Yoga Students with Common Injuries and Conditions

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

"Increasingly yoga teachers are faced with having to teach students with injuries and health conditions despite not being medical experts or having knowledge of injury rehabilitation. Yoga teachers often lack confidence in teaching students with injuries as they don't want to risk making a condition worse, even though many students can still practise safely if accommodations are made. This book shows yoga teachers how to approach teaching students with injuries, with advice on adapting poses to accomodate different conditions with very detailed information on anatomy. The author first trained as a medical doctor and he draws on this training to explain biomechanics as it relates to yoga in an authoritative way"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Of related interest

Title page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Introduction

What's the difference between an injury and a medical condition?

The prevalence of yoga-related injuries

Preventing injury

The role of alignment

The structure of the handbook

Communicating with Students

Why do we check in with students at the start of a class?

Basic guidelines for communication

Part 1: The Lower Limb and Pelvis

1. The Foot and Ankle

The anatomy of the foot

The anatomy of the ankle joint

Common foot and ankle injuries and conditions

Key yoga asanas and how to adapt them

Improving the overall health of the foot and ankle

2. The Knee

The anatomy of the knee joint

Common knee injuries and conditions

Improving the overall health of the knee joint

3. The Hip

The anatomy of the hip joint

Common hip injuries and conditions

Improving the overall health of the hip joint

4. The Pelvis

The anatomy of the pelvis

Common pelvic injuries and conditions

Improving the overall health of the pelvis

Part 2: The Spine and Trunk

5. The Vertebral Column

An overview of spinal anatomy

6. The Lumbar Spine

The anatomy of the lumbar spine

Common lumbar spine injuries and conditions

Improving the overall health of the lumbar spine

7. The Thoracic Spine

The anatomy of the thoracic spine

Common thoracic spine conditions

Improving the overall health of the thoracic spine

8. The Cervical Spine

The anatomy of the cervical spine

Common cervical spine injuries and conditions

Key yoga asanas and how to adapt them.

Improving the overall health of the cervical spine

Part 3: The Upper Limb

9. The Shoulder

The anatomy of the shoulder girdle

The anatomy of the shoulder joint

Common shoulder injuries and conditions

Improving the overall health of the shoulder

10. The Elbow, Wrist And Hand

The anatomy of the elbow and forearm

The anatomy of the wrist

The anatomy of the hand

Common elbow, wrist and hand injuries and conditions

Improving the overall health of the elbow, wrist and hand

Part 4: Common Medical Conditions

Cardiovascular disease (CVD)

Diabetes mellitus

Asthma

Pregnancy

Osteoporosis

Hypermobility

Depression and anxiety

Glossary of Anatomical Terms

References

Further Reading and Resources

Subject Index

Author index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78775-470-7

OCLC:

1159629370