Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum & Hips with Gary Kraftsow
by Ian Albert and Mark Holmes
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Actor: Gary KraftsowDirector: Ian Albert and Mark Holmes
Brand: Bayview Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 155 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-02-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker
Product features:
- Refine muscle definition.
- Cultivate a strong and lean core.
- Safely build strength.
- Relieve everyday stress.
- Promote mental clarity.
DVD Reviews of Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum & Hips with Gary Kraftsow
DVD Review: Not for me
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm not a yoga follower but was simply looking for a DVD to help with lower back and hip pain. I have a posterior innominate rotation on the left (diagnosed in 1997) and hip dysplasia on the right. I also recently started physical therapy for knee pain (suluxated patellas - worse on the left), as well as the other issues. In the past, a mix of back extension work and abs had really helped with my hip pain, but was not sufficient this time around. So, based on reviews, I purchased this DVD. I have only used the first lower back routine on the DVD.
Before I get into the review, I just want to add a caution for those that are not currently doing yoga, even if you are doing other Core exercises, you may want to break the workouts into sections. The first time I did the lower back routine I did the entire segment and was rewarded about an hour later with intense pain accross both hips and lower back that lasted for several days. This did not impact my review of the DVD, though, as I figured it was just too much, too soon. So, after that I initially did the first half of this practice and then slowly added on through to the end.
When my knee problems started I purchased this DVD and a knee DVD to see if I could improve the situation on my own. I made a lot of progress but then over vacation re-injured my knee so started on physical therapy. I continued to do the exercises from this DVD during my first 6 weeks of PT. I did have some improvements in my lower back pain and stiffness, but this did nothing to help stabilize my rotation. Also, as mentioned in a previous review, there is quite a bit in this DVD to bother the knees. After re-injuring my knee I was forced to drop all Bridge exercises from this routine (oddly enough I can do a bridge with my feet on a chair and now do a single leg version of these). Also, I ended up dropping the Supta Padangusthasana as the bending and straightening of the knee was also a problem, and to be honest it only provided a very weak hamstring stretch. If it were only the problems with my knees, I would probably have given the DVD a better score, but even when doing the full version of the workout it didn't provide any stability and only helped my lower back a little.
For stablizing my hips and lower back rotation, my physical therapy has taken me in a completely different direction than this DVD. I found I was very weak in my gluteus medius so my physical therapy focused on that (clams with resistance, abductor leg lifts with ankle weights, leg circles), as well as moving to the single-legged version of the bridge on a chair. After a few weeks we also added forearm planks and side planks. Also, I continue to do ab exercises and have increased the intensity (I love the Pure Core routine from the Core Fusion Pilates Plus DVD). I have found that the combination of exercises from physical therapy and my own ab routines have done a lot more for me than this exercise DVD has. I have viewed the other two routines on the DVD, and don't think that either would be as efficient as what I am doing now, and would hurt my knee. My rotation has now stablized and although I'm still working through issues with some hip pain, my lower back pain is gone. I found I was getting more and more bored with the routine from this DVD, and I really didn't want to devote over 20 minutes for just my lower back and then still have to do glutes and abs, so decided to eliminate the DVD workout. I did take from it the 4 versions of back extensions from the three routines, making a note of the timing used for each. I also continue to do cakravakasana variations. I can complete my lower back routine each day in less than 5 minutes and so it fits better with all the other exercise I do.
I realize that I have some specific issues so this impacts my review of the DVD, but regardless I think the routines are too long and don't include the abs and very little for the gluteus medius. Also, just found it really boring after a while. So, it's just not for me. I may pull it out from time to time for a lighter lower back workout as I did a few days ago, but I do not see this continuing as a daily practice. If you simply have problems with lower back pain/stiffness but no mechanical issues then this DVD would probably provide a perfect workout for you.
Description of Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum & Hips with Gary Kraftsow
Viniyoga Therapy for the Low Back, Sacrum and Hips features short, simple therapeutic yoga practices carefully designed to alleviate pain and promote health in the low back, sacrum and hips. For the first time ever on DVD, benefit from the expert guidance of Gary Kraftsow, one of the world's leading yoga therapists. Founder of the American Viniyoga Institute, Gary is the designer of the only yoga practices demonstrated to be effective for back pain in a National Institutes of Health-sponsored clinical study. If you are one of the 8 out of 10 Americans who have or will experience back pain, make the powerful therapeutic practices on this DVD a part of your everyday regimen for health and well-being!Highlights from this DVD include:
- Presentation on Understanding Back Pain and the application of yoga therapy.
- Technique Workshop on how to safely perform postures and movements.
- Focused practice for Low Back and Sacrum Therapy.
- Focused practice for Hip Therapy.
- Integrated practice for sustained low back Strength and Stability.
- Bonus MP3s of all practices for audio-only classes at home or on the go.
Recommended by Reader's Digest! (February 2012 Reader's Digest : The 20 Tips Health Pros Beg You Not to Skip
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