Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis: A Journey to Health and Healing
by Loren Martin Fishman, B. Phil, Eric Small
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Author: B. Phil, Eric Small, Loren Martin FishmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-28
ISBN: 1932603174
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Demos Health
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Book Review: "Yoga And Multiple Sclerosis" is especially recommended for those who are experiencing symptoms across the MS spectrum
Summary: 5 Stars
The collaborative work of Loren M. Fishman (Assistant Clinical Professor in Rehabilitation at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons) and Eric L. Small (an expert yoga instructor who was diagnosed with MS at the age of 22), "Yoga And Multiple Sclerosis" is specifically designed to instruct MS patients in the benefits of yoga exercises which can be tangible beneficial for those afflicted with this neurologic disease. Ideal for the non-specialist general reader, "Yoga And Multiple Sclerosis" describes how yoga works. The text is enhanced with photographs and descriptions of each yoga pose and clearly explains their effects, advantages, and contraindications. Of special value the yoga novice are the 'starter poses' that enable the uninitiated or physically challenged to gently achieve a yoga posture. An important acquisition for personal and community library Health & Medicine instructional reference collections, "Yoga And Multiple Sclerosis" is especially recommended for those who are experiencing symptoms across the MS spectrum (including anyone in a wheelchair or who has limited mobility) and seek to raise their functional abilities and thereby foster both their physical independence and their psychological morale.
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