by Baxter
Star Rosser, Age 52 |
Who should avoid back bending poses? Those with:
- Lumbar facet arthritis.
- Lumbar spondylolisthesis, a condition where the vertebrae bone above slides forward of the one below.
- Chronic low back pain that worsens with backbends.
- Anxiety that worsens with backbends.
- Cervical arthritis (if you need to avoid taking your neck and head back)
- Vertigo that is sensitive to extension of the neck
- Osteoporosis. Avoid extreme backbends.
- Wedge fractures. Avoid all backbends, even shallow ones.
- Abdominal hernias or diastasis recti (abdominal wall separation).
- Untreated hypertension (high blood pressure). Avoid longer holds of active backbends. Supported backbends (such as Bridge pose on a block) or restorative backbends are fine.
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