DVD Yoga for spinal cord is available in English and Hindi. This DVD gives you information about yoga exercises suitable for spinal cord injury. Yoga is useful for spinal cord injury. Yoga helps in quick recovery of spinal cord injury. If you really want spinal cord injury recovery without taking any medicines for going for surgery, you should watch this DVD to know about the yoga exercises that help in quick recovery from spinal cord injury. The best thing is that it is available in English and Hindi. All the yoga exercises are very well explained and are easy to understand. The most important thing is that the patient does not have to go out of the house for doing yoga. One can play this DVD anytime at home to get relief from pain of spinal cord injury. Yoga is a great alternative to surgery or conventional treatment for spinal cord injury. It is a natural and safe way to recover quickly from spinal cord injury.

Dvd Yoga for Spinal Cord in English and Hindi

Benefits of DVD yoga for spinal cord in English and Hindi

The most important benefit is that it is available in English and Hindi language so that it is very easy to understand. Anyone can follow the instructions give in this DVD and get relief from pain and other problems of spinal cord injury:

• Another benefit is that people suffering from spinal cord injury are unable to move, so they can do yoga at their home by watching this DVD.
• It is easy to do yoga at home because one can do yoga as per their convenience and availability of time. One does not have to depend upon a fixed time for doing yoga.
• You can start yoga at a slow pace and slowly increase the time as you become used to for doing different kinds of exercises.
• Yoga is a natural therapy that enhances the strength of your muscles and bones. You can do yoga everyday to get relief from pain and for quick recovery.
• It is a cost effective treatment for people suffering from spinal cord injury. People suffering from this problem do not have to suffer and they can become independent after doing yoga.
• This DVD also gives information about home remedies that also help in quick recovery from spinal cord injury.

What is Spinal cord?

The spinal cord is the structure that connects brain to the body. It forms an ideal connection between brain and the body and vice versa. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves that run along each side. The spinal cord consists of white and gray matter as found in the brain. Spinal cord is mainly divided into four main parts: Cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral. Each part is made up of small bones called as vertebrae. The spinal nerves are of two types: motor and sensory. The length of spinal cord is around 18 inches. It extends downwards from the base of the brain and reaches till waist.

Spinal cord injury

A spinal cord injury results when there is damage to the spinal cord. Damage to any part of the spinal cord may result in loss of function that produces reduced mobility or sensation in the body. The main causes of spinal cord injury include car accident, sports injuries, gunshot, falls etc. several inflammatory diseases such as spina bifida, myelitis, ataxia, etc are also responsible for loss of movement or sensation in the body. In spinal cord injury, cellular damage occurs that results in loss of function in the body. If an injury occurs in the upper part of the spinal cord, a person may suffer from higher degree of dysfunction or loss of ability.

Effects of a spinal cord injury

If an injury occurs in the cervical spinal vertebrae (C1-C7) it results in paralysis of the four limbs. If an injury occurs in the thoracic region, it results in loss of functioning in chest and the legs and it may result in one sided paralysis. If an injury occurs in the lumbar or sacral vertebrae, it may result in loss of functioning in the lower parts of the body such as in stomach, hips, legs, sexual functions and bower movements.

The effect of spinal cord injury depends upon the level of the injury and the type of injury. The level of injury helps in predicting the different parts of the body that might get affected.

Yoga exercise for spinal cord injury

If you really want to recover from spinal cord injury, you should follow the instructions given in this DVD. You can also appoint an experienced yoga instructor at your home to practice suitable yoga exercise from this DVD. Some useful exercises are:

• Pranayama: Pranayam is a simple breathing exercise and it links your mind and body. This exercise boosts up your energy and increases the supply of blood to the nervous system. You have to deeply inhale through your nose so that your rib cage moves outwards and sideward. During exhalation keep your neck relaxed so that your abdominal muscles may squeeze inwards.
• Meditation: Meditation is also done in conjunction with breathing exercises. This helps you to become aware about your inner self. It is a wonderful technique that helps you to get rid of mental stress that helps in quick spinal cord injury recovery.
• You can also do rolling over and sitting up exercise to enhance your movement. You can do side by side rolling or rolling on one side and placing another arm on the mat. These exercises help to increase the strength of the muscles and help you in quick recovery. You can regain back the lost movements and abilities.
• Another exercise that you can do is to lie down on your back and contract your muscles to form an alignment between the neck, ribcage and neck. You can raise your arms, tilt and release your head. Proper exercises are completely explained in this yoga DVD.