After speaking to my chiropractor yesterday regarding twists (they have always caused problems for me, much pain and my mid spine tends to ‘stick’ in a rotated position after a twisting pose) it seems that I may always have to skip twisting poses. Dr. E says that twisting is the most intense motion for the spine because it compresses the discs. He said it would be hard to tell without an MRI but my body mechanics may just be such that it does not bide well with twisting. I attempted the Half Spinal Twist last week by only doing the leg position and turning just my head a tiny bit. In other words, I left my hands on the floor and did not rotate my mid-spine. I had hoped I might be able to ‘ease’ my way into this pose as I have been able to do with some other postures (non-twisting ones). Still a no-go. My back was a mess the rest of the night and the next day as always happens when I try twisting poses. Even Triangle and Half Moon have to be done VERY carefully and not very deeply.
My question is, will the deletion of twisting postures cause any kind of mechanical imbalance as my body gets stronger in the areas that I am working through the other postures? Are there things I can do to supplement?
THANKS for always humoring my curiosity and questions!
