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Hi everyone,
I recently was diagnosed with a stress fracture in my lower leg due to yoga. So, I need to take some time off, but my question is: what poses could I do that won’t put stress on my lower leg?
Thanks!Hi Jessica
What yoga were you practising? Is there any other possible cause or are you sure it was the yoga? And if so, why?
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂Hi,
I am doing Bikram Yoga, and it is the only strenuous activity I do. I am pretty certain it was the yoga. I am over weight, and have horrible balance. I am sure it was something I did.Thanks,
JessHi Jessica
OK, that’s good that we can rule out other things. So now I need a little help. More description about what happened if you know, when it hurts and in specifically which poses. If you are willing to tell me how tall you are and how many pounds overweight you are, that could give me a better picture of what’s going on. For example, there may be certain poses which are a particular struggle because of body shape (for eg large breasts making it hard to hold the foot in seated positions). It doesn’t take much to make it a struggle to stand comfortably with the classically instructed “toes and heels together”. That’s very common. So go with the flow and tell me as much as you can. If you don’t know names of poses, go to the pose gallery on this website (see above “Yoga Poses” for photos and names).
See you soon!
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂Hi Jessica
OK, that’s good that we can rule out other things. So now I need a little help. More description about what happened if you know, when it hurts and in specifically which poses. If you are willing to tell me how tall you are and how many pounds overweight you are, that could give me a better picture of what’s going on. For example, there may be certain poses which are a particular struggle because of body shape (for eg large breasts making it hard to hold the foot in seated positions). It doesn’t take much to make it a struggle to stand comfortably with the classically instructed “toes and heels together”. That’s very common. So go with the flow and tell me as much as you can. If you don’t know names of poses, go to the pose gallery on this website (see above “Yoga Poses” for photos and names).
See you soon!
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
Hi Gabrielle,
I have no idea how it happened, but I think it was putting a lot of pressure on my right leg. Pretty much any poses that involve standing on one leg is painful right now. It wasn’t painful before, but the stress built up slowly.Any balancing is what I have trouble with. Also, sitting Japanese style is a killer.
Toes and heels together is very difficult, since I am knock kneed.I am 5ft 4 and about 80 pounds overweight, having lost 80lbs already. And yes I have very large breasts.
Thanks so much for your help.
Jess
Hi Jessica
Firstly stop trying to get your toes and heels together. Stand with your feet at a small distance apart so that you create no later stress.
If you’ve been trying to do this and you are knock kneed then without further information or seeing you and just going on your words, this could be a culprit.
When you say you have trouble with balancing poses, you mean just the ones that you are standing on your right leg and lifting the left. Is that correct? I know that seems obvious but there are poses that are balancing poses where both feet are on the ground. Take Half Moon and Awkward for example. With certain habits you’ve developed in your practice the problems could be happening here too.
There are definitely things you can do. One is to try to fix the knock knees. Can you get hold of a soft yoga block (one of those foam ones)? Let me know. Then perhaps we can move from there.
Have you seen the video Great Posture From The Ground Up? That should give you some ideas too.
Talk soon!
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂Hi again,
As far as balancing, I have no problem balancing while doing such poses as triangle or half moon. Awkward is fine balancing wise, but kills my legs. Anything balancing on one leg is difficult. Also, putting weight on my legs, such as half tortoise hurts and even if it didn’t I would have a difficult time getting to where I could sit Japanese style.I have ordered my cushy block, and it should be here any day.
I really don’t know how to thank you for all your help! You’re amazing.
Jess
Hi Jess
Has it really been 3 weeks? Did you get your cushy block yet? It’s probably also a good time to tell me of any progress with any of the poses you mentioned.
For example: What do you mean by Awkward kills your legs? Where, when? Which part?
When something is difficult on one leg, what is the issue? Are you moving around or falling out? Do you feel your ankle collapsing?
Is it that you find it difficult to kneel with hips on heels with legs together and legs apart? Is there any position that you can sit with hips on heels? I guess that makes fixed firm difficult too?
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂 -
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