Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape!
In the last few posts, I’ve been looking at the spine and today I want to share with you how Dru Yoga made a difference to my back problems. My journey with back pain I have always had issues with back pain due to a series of incidents in my younger years (accidents and self-inflicted!).…
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Back pain is a common problem associated with the spine and surrounding muscles. In today’s blog, I’m getting my geek on and looking at specific and non-specific back pain! Specific back pain Specific back pain is the diagnosis when the problem with the spine or surrounding muscles can be attributed to a particular condition. Table 1…
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In previous blogs we have explored the structure of the spine and its surrounding musculature. From this we can see that the spine has many functions: Movement Support/posture Protection of the spinal cord and associated nerves Reservoir for calcium ions Absorbing impact Blood supply Protection of major organs (ribs attach to the spine) Movements of…
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Dru Yoga is an excellent way to help look after your back. In today’s blog, I’m looking at some of the muscles that surround the spine. The muscles of the back play a key role in the flexibility and mobility of the spine and can be divided into superficial and deep muscles 1. The deep…
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Our spine is an amazing structure! Yesterday, I looked at the overall structure of the spine and promised I would blog about the vertebrae…so here we go! Vertebral structures There are 33 vertebrae in the spine, of which 24 are articulating (movable) and nine are fused (in two segments). The articulating vertebrae make up the…
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During the next few days, I’m going to be looking at the importance of a healthy spine – something that is a key element of Dru Yoga. Over 2,400 years ago, the physician Hippocrates (460-360 BC) said “look well to the spine as the cause of all disease”. Centuries later, the vital role of the…
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