Yoga Therapist, Caroline McCarter,
(E-RYT 500) uses these techniques to create a personal yoga practice just for you. She does this by observing and identifying your special needs or conditions and creates a customized yoga program to meet those needs as well as focus on your personal desires (flexibility, strength, meditation, and more). The program is set to your particular schedule and time frame to practice at home for self-care.

Please use the menu to the right to learn more about the specialized yoga therapies Caroline offers.

Treatment of Back Pain

The spine forms the central axis in the human body. It is capable of flexion, extension, lateral movement, and rotation. Another important feature of the spine is its link with the physiology of the body…the spine makes up the central nervous system, but also it is the central support for the trunk, which contains most of our important organs.

When your spine experiences a problem, an imbalance occurs in our entire system and causes aches & pains throughout the body.

A few common ailments in relation to our spines, that may cause pain are:

• Herniated / Slipped Disc - A compressed disc between vertebra
• Degenerated Disc - Loss of water/gel in disc
• Arthritic problems in joint of spine

Forward bends are prescribed to stretch & release spine, but sometimes this type of bending may not be useful—if you continue to forcefully forward bend, eventually your disc will start bulging out. For acute back pain keep moving, encourage long exhalation and stretch the sciatic nerve by extension exercises.

Useful Links

BackCare.org
BackCare is a national charity that aims to reduce the impact of back pain on society by providing information, support, promoting good practice and funding research. BackCare acts as a hub between patients, (healthcare) professionals, employers, policy makers, researchers and all others with an interest in back pain.visit site

American Pain Society
The American Pain Society is a multidisciplinary community that brings together a diverse group of scientists, clinicians and other professionals to increase the knowledge of pain and transform public policy and clinical practice to reduce pain-related suffering.visit site