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Some Hip Openers increase outward rotation of the femur bone in the hip socket. Others lengthen the psoas muscle, a main hip flexor connecting the torso and legs. Pigeon Pose does both with the front leg working in external rotation and the back leg in position to stretch the psoas.
Feeling a little unstable on your feet? Yoga increases balance.
Are your joints stiff or sore? Yoga extends range of motion.
Do you tire more easily? Yoga develops strength and stamina.
Sciatica is pain, tingling, or numbness produced by an irritation of the nerve roots that lead to the sciatic nerve. In addition to practicing yoga, there are many stretches and exercises that can do on your own to improve your condition and flexibility.
The ABC News (3/5, Krol) “Medical Unit” blog reports that research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests that “yoga can help ease pain, fatigue and depression among women battling breast cancer.” Researchers “randomly assigned 191 women with breast cancer who were undergoing radiation therapy into one of three groups. One group did yoga, another did simple stretching exercises, and a third group did neither.”