by Dr Monica Gauci | Jan 4, 2020 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation
As a carry-on from my last blog ‘Back Pain – Is it coming from my SI joint?’ let’s look at back pain that is potentially arising from one of the discs between the vertebrae in the low back. When we consider that 70% of our weight-bearing compressive load is taken...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Dec 4, 2019 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation
Frequently I receive emails from yogis asking for help with their back pain. Without a physical examination it is difficult to make an accurate diagnosis of what is causing the pain, however, specific information can often differentiate between back pain that is...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Jun 15, 2019 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
Maybe. And maybe not. It depends on a lot of different things: the shape of your hip joint, the orientation of the joint socket; the torsional angle of your thigh bone; the laxity of your ligaments; the postural tension in your low back and the flexibility of your...
by Gregor Maehle | Jan 7, 2019 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana
I often get asked how one can jump through without touching the floor. Of course, technique is important but it is not all there is. You also need to have a basic level of strength and trunk flexion. If that is not there no level of technique will get you through...
by Gregor Maehle | Oct 26, 2018 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga
Here is a new article that I recently wrote for the British Spectrum, where it appeared in this Autumn edition. This article deals with the benefits, individual limitations, risks, possible warm-ups and proper execution of leg-behind-head postures, chiefly Ekapada...
by Gregor Maehle | Aug 25, 2018 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana
Recent years saw frequent bad publicity for inversions like shoulder-stand and headstand. Most of that circled around arthritis of the cervical discs, which can be accrued in both postures, whereas headstand additionally is singled out for demerit incurred through...
