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Hello,
I have been practicing Bikram Yoga for about two months now and I have had some absolutely fantastic results! I started practicing B.Y. as a way to deal with anxiety issues, but most other facets of my life have also been transformed as a wonderful by-product. My body is toning up, my skin looks amazing and I feel happier throughout the day.
My wife has been inspired by my success, but she is hesitant to try Bikram Yoga because of her bad shoulders. She has had a problem with her shoulders dislocating very easily for about fifteen years now; mostly when her arms are pointing straight up (as in most Bikram poses).
Would you recommend Bikram for someone with this condition? Do you think the heat and the fluid movements would help to strengthen the muscles and tendons around the shoulder?
Thanks,
SteveHi Steve
I do believe that there would be some benefit for your wife. Firstly I would like to ask you if she has tried bringing her arms up over her head with her hands together.
It could be that if she listened to and followed the words of the ‘dialog’ to a ‘T’ that she might find some problems. My approach is always to bring arms up and avoid shoulder and neck tension at all costs. There are ways to encourage opening and even strength without ‘gluing’ the arms to the side of the head.
So I encourage you to ask her to try bringing her arms over her head and see how that feels.
In my experience Triangle pose can bring the problem when the upper arm points upward. I would need some more information about what actually causes the dislocation before I recommend some alternatives.
Does she get any therapy (PT) or help to strengthen her shoulders? Wondering what would happen for her in a sun salutation for example when she is in a high push up position (with or without bended knees – probably bent at first 😉 ).
Please get back to me and we can work something out.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂Her right arm can point almost straight up, but her left (which she has had surgery on to prevent further dislocations) arm can only point up a little more than 45 degrees.
She never has a problem with pushups, she quite often incorporates pushups in her regular workout routine or daily run.Her dislocations usually occur when she is either pointing her arms straight up or reaching out and up at the same time.
On a side note, I made a huge breakthrough myself at Bikram yesterday; I finally realized that if I really work hard on controlling my breathing I can stretch WAY further into my poses! What a difference this makes!
Namaste
SteveHi Steve
You must feel so satisfied with your practice with your breathing breakthrough!
Next question re your wife’s arms. You mention she can only lift her left arm up to 45 degrees. If she were to put her left hand on her left shoulder (or bend her arm in some way) how far can she lift her left arm? Is movement still limited to 45 degrees?
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂My wife tried touching her hand to her shoulder and then she brought the arm up pretty much all the way with no problem. It was almost as though she had full range of motion!
Now the big concern for her is a mental one. She is afraid to try Bikram Yoga because she fears what MIGHT happen during a class. I completely understand that but I hope she can push herself to give it a try.
I am encouraging her to speak with the studio onwers to see what they think also.Namaste
SteveHi Steve
Re range of motion: just as I thought! 😉
I am going to PM you!!!
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂 -
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