Yoga for Back Health
Description
Help your clients get relief from back pain and support their spinal health for years to come. Join Alison West, PhD, C-IAYT, E-RYT, founder and director of Yoga Union Backcare & Scoliosis Center, for a 6-part course on how to address common back issues, pain, and postural problems with yoga. You’ll learn the key anatomy of the back, how to evaluate posture and identify movement patterns, and how to move safely while teaching asana practice to support your spine.
This course is for the fitness professional or yoga teachers who want to safely support their students and lead them toward better back health. Teaching clients with back issues—such as general pain and strain, herniation or disc bulges, hyperkyphosis or lordosis, arthritis, sacroiliac-joint problems, or spondylolisthesis. Helping those who want to prevent future problems or flare ups.
Available Course Credits
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AASFP | 1.30 | |
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ACE | 1.30 | |
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ACSM | 13.00 | |
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ACTION | 1.30 | |
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AFAA | 13.00 | |
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AFPA | 13.00 | |
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CHEK | 13.00 | |
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FAI | 13.00 | |
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IFPA | 13.00 | |
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ISSA | 13.00 | |
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NASM | 1.30 | |
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NCCPT | 13.00 | |
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NCEP | 13.00 | |
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NCSF | 6.50 | |
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NESTA | 1.30 | |
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NETA | 13.00 | |
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NFPT | 2.60 | |
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NIEW | 1.30 | |
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NSPA | 13.00 | |
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PAI | 13.00 | |
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PTAG | 13.00 | |
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PTIA | 13.00 | |
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REPs UAE | 13.00 | |
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W.I.T.S. | 13.00 | |
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Yoga Alliance | 20.00 |
Learning Objectives
- Learn how to teach clients to helpl their back and practice yoga safely after strain
- Identify and correct client's postural problems and poor movement patterns
- Learn to protect sensitive areas of the back and keep the back safe from bone or soft-tissue disorders
- Understand back issues in your students and help them practice safely
- Learn key poses for different types of back pain
- Prevent future issues with asana practice
Course Procedure
- Enroll in the course.
- View the course content.
- Take the test. (You must score 80% to pass. If you do not pass, you may retake the test.)
- Print your certificate of completion.
Course Content
| Part 1, Module 1: Welcome to Yoga for Back Health | Module | ||
| Part 1, Module 2: Introduction to the Spine | Module | ||
| Part 1, Module 3: Movements of the Spine | Module | ||
| Part 1, Module 4: Fascia and Ligaments | Module | ||
| Part 1, Module 5: Muscles of the Back | Module | ||
| Part 1, Module 6: Causes of Back Pain | Module | ||
| Part 2, Module 1: Posture and Prevention | Module | ||
| Part 2, Module 2: Introduction to Sound Posture | Module | ||
| Part 2, Module 3: Breath and Posture | Module | ||
| Part 2, Module 4: The Shoulders and Scapulohumeral Rhythm | Module | ||
| Part 2, Module 5: The Neck | Module | ||
| Part 3, Module 1: Yoga for Back Pain | Module | ||
| Part 3, Module 2: Back Pain and the Stress Cycle | Module | ||
| Part 3, Module 3: Sacrum and SI Joints | Module | ||
| Part 4, Module 1: Disc Issues and Vertebral-Body Issues | Module | ||
| Part 4, Module 2: Disc Compression and Herniation | Module | ||
| Part 4, Module 3: Osteoporosis of the Spine | Module | ||
| Part 5, Module 1: Hyperkyphosis, Hyperlordosis, Spondylolisthesis and Osteoarthritis of the Spine | Module | ||
| Part 5, Module 2: Hyperkyphosis and Hyperlordosis | Module | ||
| Part 5, Module 3: Spinal Stenosis | Module | ||
| Part 5, Module 4: Spondylolithesis and Osteoarthritis | Module | ||
| Part 6, Module 1: Core Strength | Module | ||
| Part 6, Module 2: Front and Back Care | Module | ||
| Closing | Module |