osteoporosis, fractures and balance

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afterdark
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May 3, 2011 at 10:07 am

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#2119

Hi Gabrielle

I’m 37 and I’ve been practicing Hot Yoga for about a year. I have a serious problem with balance (on the left), following a tarsal fracture in 2001 and a metatarsal fracture in 2005. I have difficulty with the 3 standing one-legged poses. ( I have osteoporosis – diagnosed in 2005!) Any tips?

Also, I feel pain in my right hip getting out of the following postures:-
-standing up from Padahastasana
-standing up from separate leg head to knee pose
-putting my right leg down from wind removing pose
-sitting up from head to knee pose (right side) and
-sitting up from the final floor stretching pose

I feel the pain in the iliopsoas tendon and my instructor can’t seem to fathom the cause. Please help.

Joey

fraseram
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May 4, 2011 at 3:18 pm

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#8586

I have a hip fracture due to osteoporosis …
heres what my therapists have told me
you want to avoid any torching or stress on a bone
your hips back and wrists are the most vulnerable and will go first.
weight bearing is good and will build density so the standing postures are very good (maybe using a back wall to help to avoid falling and getting hurt) I know at my studio they have bars for this in back of room
whith the hips be careful and DO NOT go past a slight stretch sensation
same in spine twist do NOT PUSH but just light turn

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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May 10, 2011 at 2:01 am

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Hi Joey

Apologies for not getting back to you more quickly. I am just getting ready to leave for Teacher Training (my course in Costa Rica). I have a lot of last minute things to do.

Quick thoughts. Your left foot problem is causing you to stabilise your body more by using your right side of the body. So you are no doubt using hip muscles and others too to get the stability that you need in order to maintain balance while you’re doing ANYTHING: walking and of course yoga included.

So it seems to me that you have a tighter psoas that is causing pain and that would seem to be reflected in the problems you are having in those poses. Massage? Physio? Is that being sought or has that been looked at?

What can you tell me about the left foot? What are you doing to rehabilitate? What exercises? What is your walking like now? Where do you place the weight when you happen to be standing on 2 feet?

Anything that you can offer to help so I can keep think… 😉

Off to finish my preparations

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
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