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Yoga Shown Effective for Treating Chronic Neck Pain
Posted: November 28, 2012 at 6:43 am
Newswise GLENVIEW, Ill., Nov. 27, 2012 -- According to published estimates, some 20 percent of the population suffers from chronic neck pain caused by a variety of structural dysfunctions in the neck, resulting in impaired quality of life and lost work time. A German study published in The Journal of Pain showed that yoga appears to be an effective treatment for neck pain and provides added benefits of improved psychological well being and quality of life. The Journal of Pain is the per-review publication of the American Pain Society, http://www.ampainsoc.org.
The mainstay of conservative treatment for neck pain is non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication, and the evidence of its effectiveness is contradictory while side effects, such as nausea and dizziness, are well known. The authors noted that one type of yoga, called lyengar yoga, has been shown effective in other pain syndromes, including low back pain. This activity uses supportive props and the sequences of postures can be tailored to address an individuals medical problem. No randomized controlled clinical trials have been published to assess the efficacy of lyengar yoga for adults with chronic neck pain.
Researchers at Charit-University Medical Center in Berlin and other sites in Germany and Austria studied 77 volunteer patients. Thirty-eight were assigned to the yoga group and 39 to a group treated with exercise. Unfortunately, the dropout rate was higher than anticipated as 24 subjects withdrew or were lost to follow-up. This reduced the study sample to 25 patients in the yoga group and 28 in self-care exercise. They were asked to complete a standardized questionnaire at the outset of the study, after four weeks, and after ten weeks.
The findings showed there was a significant and clinically important reduction in pain intensity in the yoga group. The authors reasoned that yoga might enhance both the toning of muscles and releasing of muscle tension. Relaxation responses, therefore, could reduce stress related muscle tension and modify neurobiological pain perception. They concluded, based on the study data, that lyengar yoga can be a safe and effective treatment option for chronic neck pain. The study results are consistent with the demonstrated benefits of yoga for treating low back pain.
About the American Pain Society Based in Glenview, Ill., the American Pain Society (APS) 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. APS was founded in 1978 with 510 charter members. From the outset, the group was conceived as a multidisciplinary organization. The Board of Directors includes physicians, nurses, psychologists, basic scientists, pharmacists, policy analysts and others. For more information on APS, visit http://www.ampainsoc.org.
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Yoga for the older set – Tue, 27 Nov 2012 PST
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November 27, 2012 in City, Health Class says regimen restored long-lost strength,flexibility
Bill Bayne, right, and Jim Millgard, center, practice yoga on Tuesday at Yoga Shala studio on the South Hill inSpokane. (Full-size photo)
It took just one collective inhale from the group of middle-aged men for Katie Scanlon to realize she wasnt going to be able to stick to her originalplan.
The yoga veteran was out of her element and so were the men on the mats in front ofher.
They moaned and groaned with every movement. They lost their balance just moving one foot forward orbackward.
They asked me to teach them yoga because they were feeling like they were getting stiff, Scanlon said. That might be anunderstatement.
Three years ago, the group of about eight men in their 50s and 60s approached Scanlon at her Yoga Shala studio on the South Hill and asked her to teach them yoga to help them work on their strength and flexibility. She agreed, on the condition that they would come once a week for a wholeyear.
I knew that if we only did it for six weeks, they wouldnt really notice a benefit from it and then they would walk away from it thinking, Oh, I tried yoga and it really wasnt that great, Scanlonsaid.
They agreed to her terms, and three years later are still coming to class once a week. Theyve also expanded the group to include wives, girlfriends and others their own age looking for an alternative to yoga classes geared toward youngeryogis.
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Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Review: Great
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Jared Newman / TIME.com
For laptop makers, now is a time of experimentation. After years in pursuit of the same old goals thinner, lighter, faster, cheaper Windows 8 has provided a novel challenge: Create laptops that can transform into tablets, or vice versa.
Lenovos IdeaPad Yoga 13, which starts at $1,000, is just one attempt to take advantage of Microsofts dual-sided operating system. Out of the box, it looks like a traditional notebook, but keep tilting the 13-inch touchscreen back along its hinge, and it folds all the way around until the clamshell is closed again. Only now, the screen is face-up, and the keyboard hangs from the underbelly. You can also open the Yoga partway, keys down, so the screen is facing outward, or stand the device on both of its edges in a tent-like configuration.
This approach is simple and logical enough, but after spending a week with a Lenovo Yoga review unit, I think its a better laptop than it is a tablet.
The Yoga is clad in plastic, but its a soft-touch material that doesnt feel like the cheap shells of budget laptops, and the area where you rest your palms almost has a leathery feel.Among Windows laptops, its the rare high-end design that doesnt feel ripped off from Apples MacBooks, yet its keyboard and trackpad are just as good.
Jared Newman / TIME.com
The trackpad is generously sized and covered in glass, so your fingers glide over it smoothly, and the entire surface clicks with ease. It also supports multi-touch gestures, such as two-finger scrolling, pinch-to-zoom and the ability to simulate right-clicks by depressing the pane with both fingers. The Yogas keyboard is also a pleasure to type on, with island-style keys that let out a satisfying clack. One particularly nice touch is the rounded edge on the bottom of each key, which seems to leave just a bit more room for your fingers to land.
The display isnt too chintzy, either, though it does beg for the occasional swipe of a cloth as fingerprints build up. Although some users may pine for a higher resolution than 1600-by-900, this pixel density strikes a happy compromise, where text is fairly crisp but the desktop elements remain large enough to tap on, should the modern interface of Windows 8 fail to suit your needs.
As for performance, the Yogas Intel Core i5 processor provides more than enough power for ordinary tasks such as word processing, web browsing and streaming video. It can even handle some newer PC games; I loaded Guild Wars 2 on it, and had no trouble adventuring through its massive world.
Jared Newman / TIME.com
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Dr. Deepak Chopra's First Chopra Yoga Center in Toronto Opens its Doors
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov 26, 2012) - Dr. Deepak Chopra today announced Toronto''s first Chopra Yoga Center will open its doors to public, Friday, December 14. The premiere yoga, meditation and wellness destination, located in the city''s Harbourfront district, is embracing its new yogi and wellness community with a weekend of complimentary yoga and meditation classes.
"We''re very excited to be a part of Toronto''s vibrant yoga and wellness community," said Dr. Chopra. "In today''s urban world it''s easy to become overwhelmed with stress. The Chopra Yoga Center will serve as a refuge where guests can experience the balance, calm, and vitality that is cultivated through yoga, meditation and wellness."
Created in partnership with the world-renowned Chopra Center for Wellbeing, the custom-designed 6,500 square-foot wellness centre offers a variety of traditional and new classes rooted in the spiritual leader''s foundational teachings. Classes include hot hatha, power vinyasa and Pilates as well as hip-hop yoga, and the Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga. Naturopathic medicine, registered massage therapy, Ayurveda services and other wellness services will also be offered.
"We couldn''t think of a better way to celebrate our opening in Toronto, than to invite the community into our space for a weekend of free yoga," said Danielle Mika Nagel, Director of Studio Development for Chopra Yoga. "We invite both beginner and advanced yogis to come down and check out our classes and wellness offerings. Our centre embraces all levels."
Toronto''s first Chopra Yoga Center is located at Suite 204, 350 Queens Quay West. Complimentary yoga classes will take place Friday, Dec. 14 to Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. The centre is offering a special pre-opening rate of 30% off regular pre-paid memberships until Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. For more information visit: http://www.choprayoga.com/toronto or join the conversation on http://www.twitter.com/choprayogato or http://www.facebook.com/choprayogatoronto. Studio renderings are available upon request.
About the Chopra Yoga Center
The Chopra Yoga Center is a full-service yoga, health, and wellness studio.Our approach integrates the timeless principles of Deepak Chopra''s "Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" to any yoga style. Choose from a wide variety of yoga, Pilates, and meditation classes in our custom-designed 6,500-square-foot studio in downtown Toronto. Learn more atwww.choprayoga.com/toronto.
About the Chopra Center for Wellbeing
The Chopra Center for Wellbeing was founded by Deepak Chopra, M.D. and David Simon, M.D. in 1996. Located in Carlsbad, California, the Center offers a wide variety of programs, retreats, and teacher training programs that integrate the healing arts of the East with the best in modern Western medicine. The Chopra Center has helped millions of people around the world find peace of mind, physical balance, and emotional healing. The website http://www.chopra.com is your starting point on the path to wellness.
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How to Screen for Skin Cancer – Video
Posted: November 26, 2012 at 7:43 am
How to Screen for Skin Cancer
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IdeaPad Yoga 13 – Video
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IdeaPad Yoga 13
Click this link to view product details goo.gl IdeaPad Yoga 13 - The larger Yoga has a 13.3-inch IPS display (1600 x 900) and weighs 3.4 lbs. It is a mere .67 inches thick making it a true thin and light laptop that can also be used as a tablet. Click this link to view product details goo.glFrom:iellke beenViews:0 0ratingsTime:00:41More inEntertainment
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Yoga Beginners Flow – Video
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Being Your Sacred Self Yoga Coaching Retreat in Mexico – Video
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Transforming Putana, Banishing Kaliya from Heart Pt One – Video
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Transforming Putana, Banishing Kaliya from Heart Pt One
In order for Raganuga bhakti or spontaneous devotion to manifest in the heart of a vaishnava,Krishna #39;s Vaishnavas have to overcome the demons like duplicitous apparadi, hypocritical Putana, and angry hateful vaishnava apparadi kaliya blocking pure devotional service from manifesting. Srila Prabhupada, Bhaktvinode thakur,and Bhaktisidanta saraswati have done their part in this great work, and we must take up the work to assist them in reviving and make vaishnavais a progressive march to the spiritual world of love of God or pure bhakti yoga, devotional service.From:gaura992000Views:0 0ratingsTime:45:01More inPeople Blogs
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TV9 – Yoga Yoga – Video
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