| Title: | Yoga for pain-free periods |
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| Author: | --- |
| Mediagroup: | journal article |
| Publisher: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | Natural Health |
| Jahr: | 2004 |
| Band: | 34 |
| Heft: | 5 |
| Seiten: | 20 |
| Language: | Englisch |
| Abstract: | The article recommends yoga for pain-free periods. To relieve menstrual cramps, one should ease the tension in lower back, abdomen and thighs with a simple yoga pose. "Yoga increases flexibility, which makes those muscles less stiff and tight," says gynecologist Susan Lark. In "Yoga for a Healthy Menstrual Cycle," authors Linda Sparrowe and Patricia Walden outline moves to alleviate pain, irritability, bloating and other menstrual problems. Bound angle pose of yoga is also described for pain-free periods. |