YogaandScoliosis:AJourneytoHealthandHealing

Morethananexerciseprogram,YogaandScoliosisisadeeplysoothingformofmovingmeditationandaphysicalactivityandisasafewaytorebuildstrength,stamina,andflexibilityandtoaddressthespinalcurvatureofscoliosiswithoutsurgery.Thebookpresentsanevidence-basedlookathowthisapproachworks.Dr.FishmandemonstratesintheintroductionhowthepracticeofIyengaryogaleadstoactuallesseningofthedegreecurvatureofthespineinpatientswithscoliosis.YogaandScoliosisisasourceofencouragement,knowledge,andhealingforthosewhohavescoliosisandneedtotreatit,butwanttoavoidbracesand/orsurgery.Itbrieflycoversthehistoryandtreatmentmodalitiesofscoliosisanddiscussesthedevelopmentofthespineintheembryo.YogaandScoliosisexploresthecomplexitiesoftheconceptofalignmentinthebody,withthemainpartofthebookshowinghowtoaddressscoliosisutilizingIyengaryoga.Fourchaptersgiveinstructioninyogaasanasforscoliosis,andanotherchapterdiscussesyogapracticeindailyliving.FinallythereisaForewordbyB.K.S.Iyengar,thefounderofIyengarYoga.