A comprehensive resource for yoga teachers, pilates instructors, and movement therapists--exercises, ergonomic adjustments, and daily-living activities for back pain, scoliosis, disc disease, and 18 other spinal conditionsSafe Movement for All Spines is an essential guide for all movement therapists and teachers. With ready-made exercises and easy adaptations, yoga instructors, pilates teachers, and fitness instructors will learn:
- How to distinguish among different common spinal pathologies and mechanical dysfunctions--plus appropriate interventions and adjustments for each
- All about osteoporosis, spinal stenosis, hypermobility syndromes, and more
- Guidelines for appropriate movement and injury prevention
- How to work safely and effectively with both pre- and post-surgical clients
- Targeted programs for specific back-pain issues
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