When I started training for running a half marathon a few years back, I was always reminded to stretch before and after the run. Although I tried different stretching exercises within 3 weeks of running regularly I developed unbearable pain above my arches on the right foot that I had to limp. I went to my general physician, a chiropractor and got an x-ray and we found nothing and there was no help to fix my pain. I thought I will quit running and almost did so for a week and a half. Since I had begun running I could not catch up on my yoga classes and now with pain I was not planning to go. So I went online and searched for yoga for runners. I found Fiji McAlpine's yoga videos for pre-run and post-run each 20 minutes long. I began practicing and decided to give running another shot. Eventually the pain subsided and In another four months I completed the half marathon !!!
After than I continued doing yoga. When I started teacher training in yoga, I was introduced to so much of anatomy and physiology that I loved listening to and reading all the biology stuff. Recently when my sister told me about her tennis elbow issue I went searching for the reason behind it and the kind of yoga that would help. The Doyogawithme.com is an awesome resource.
The following is what I found, it was from a forum that was answered by Erica Fritch
When a muscle, tendon, ligament, or nerve is damaged from overuse or trauma, the body will attempt to repair the damage with scar tissue. Scar tissue contains the same protein (collagen) as the tissue that it replaces, but instead scar tissue is made up of very tough, fibrous material. This material binds itself to the damaged tissue, resulting in a thick mass of fibrous scar tissue.
When scar tissue forms around an injury site, it is never as strong nor as functional as the tissue it replaces, resulting in compromised flexibility of the tissue. These scar tissue adhesions left untreated perpetuate the cumulative injury cycle. As scar tissue builds up, muscles become shorter and weaker, tension on tendons causes tendonitis, nerves can become trapped, and it can most often lead to muscle or joint dysfunction. This can cause reduced range of motion, loss of strength, pain and muscular inefficiencies. If a nerve is trapped you may also feel tingling, numbness, and weakness."
"Overuse" could explain most of our movements in contemporary life! Small movements, limited range, limited diversity of movement, are together a recipe for overuse. And it explains why someone working at a keyboard all day long would get scar tissue in their shoulders, hands, even upper back. Similar to how an athelete will get tennis elbow - not a direct injury, but build up from repetitive motion.
So Yoga Therapy has solutions to recover and restore scar tissue issues.
Here are links to Yoga Therapy videos from doyogawithme.com
Under teachers tab search for Erica Fritch.
After than I continued doing yoga. When I started teacher training in yoga, I was introduced to so much of anatomy and physiology that I loved listening to and reading all the biology stuff. Recently when my sister told me about her tennis elbow issue I went searching for the reason behind it and the kind of yoga that would help. The Doyogawithme.com is an awesome resource.
The following is what I found, it was from a forum that was answered by Erica Fritch
When a muscle, tendon, ligament, or nerve is damaged from overuse or trauma, the body will attempt to repair the damage with scar tissue. Scar tissue contains the same protein (collagen) as the tissue that it replaces, but instead scar tissue is made up of very tough, fibrous material. This material binds itself to the damaged tissue, resulting in a thick mass of fibrous scar tissue.
When scar tissue forms around an injury site, it is never as strong nor as functional as the tissue it replaces, resulting in compromised flexibility of the tissue. These scar tissue adhesions left untreated perpetuate the cumulative injury cycle. As scar tissue builds up, muscles become shorter and weaker, tension on tendons causes tendonitis, nerves can become trapped, and it can most often lead to muscle or joint dysfunction. This can cause reduced range of motion, loss of strength, pain and muscular inefficiencies. If a nerve is trapped you may also feel tingling, numbness, and weakness."
"Overuse" could explain most of our movements in contemporary life! Small movements, limited range, limited diversity of movement, are together a recipe for overuse. And it explains why someone working at a keyboard all day long would get scar tissue in their shoulders, hands, even upper back. Similar to how an athelete will get tennis elbow - not a direct injury, but build up from repetitive motion.
So Yoga Therapy has solutions to recover and restore scar tissue issues.
Here are links to Yoga Therapy videos from doyogawithme.com
Under teachers tab search for Erica Fritch.
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