Supporting Yoga Students with Common Injuries and Conditions

A Handbook for Teachers and Trainees

Andrew McGonigle (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2021
Singing Dragon (Verlag)
978-1-78775-469-0 (ISBN)

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This yoga handbook for teachers and trainees provides extensive detail on common injuries and health conditions. It equips teachers and trainees with specially adapted knowledge needed to safely support students with injuries, including tips on how to manage this responsibility in large classes.

This handbook guides yoga teachers and trainees in how to approach teaching students with common injuries and health conditions safely, confidently, and in a manner that empowers students.

Dr Andrew McGonigle combines his medical background with extensive knowledge of yoga to address common injuries in detail with an in-depth review of anatomy. The book describes the psychology of pain and injury with reference to the latest research on pain and biomechanics. It also provides advice and tips on how to modify yoga techniques to suit the needs of students with injuries. Detailed illustrations throughout the book provide a visual guide to support understanding.

This book is part of the series 'Yoga Teaching Guides', which provides expert information on essential topics as well as ideas for creative teaching.

Andrew McGonigle has been studying anatomy for over twenty years, originally training to become a doctor and then moving away from Western medicine to become a yoga teacher, massage therapist and anatomy teacher. He combines all of his skills and experience to teach anatomy and physiology on Yoga Teacher Training courses internationally and runs his own online Anatomy and Physiology Applied to Yoga courses. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband. For more information visit: www.doctor-yogi.com Instagram: @doctoryogi1

Preface
1) Introduction

2) Communicating with students

PART 1 - THE LOWER LIMB AND PELVIS

3) The foot and ankle
a. Anatomy overview
b. Common injuries and conditions
c. Adapting key asanas
d. Improving the health of the feet and ankles

4) The knee
a. Anatomy overview
b. Common injuries and conditions
c. Adapting key asanas
d. Improving the health of the knee joint

5) The hip
a. Anatomy overview
b. Common injuries and conditions
c. Adapting key asanas
d. Improving the health of the hip joint

6) The pelvis
a. Anatomy overview
b. Common injuries and conditions
c. Adapting key asanas
d. Improving the health of the pelvis

[Link to MFML online practice]

PART 2 - THE SPINE AND TRUNK

7) An overview of spinal anatomy

8) The lumbar spine
a. Anatomy overview
b. Common injuries and conditions
c. Adapting key asanas
d. Improving the health of the lumbar spine

9) The thoracic spine
a. Anatomy overview
b. Common conditions
c. Adapting key asanas
d. Improving the health of thoracic spine

10) The cervical spine
a. Anatomy overview
b. Common injuries and conditions
c. Adapting key asanas
d. Improving the health of the cervical spine

[Link to MFML online practice]

PART 3 - THE UPPER LIMB

11) The shoulder
a. Anatomy overview
b. Common injuries and conditions
c. Adapting key asanas
d. Improving the health of the shoulder joint and girdle

12) The elbow, wrist and hand
a. Anatomy overview
b. Common injuries and conditions
c. Adapting key asanas
d. Improving the health of the elbow, wrist and hand

[Link to MFML online practice]

PART 4 - COMMON MEDICAL CONDITIONS

13) Common medical conditions
a. Cardiovascular disease
b. Diabetes mellitus
c. Asthma
d. Pregnancy
e. Osteoporosis
f. Hypermobility
g. Depression and anxiety

[Link to MFML online practice]

Glossary of anatomical terms

References

Further reading and resources

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	19.03.2021
Reihe/Serie	Yoga Teaching Guides
Zusatzinfo	139
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	400 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
ISBN-10	1-78775-469-3 / 1787754693
ISBN-13	978-1-78775-469-0 / 9781787754690
Zustand	Neuware