Yoga Injuries: Five Experts Views

Advice and perspectives compiled from five (plus) Yoga authorities on avoiding elbow, wrist and other joint injuries while practicing Yoga - Especially of concern for hypermobile Women.

Yoga Poses To Be Careful Of Elbow Hyperextension In

Yoga, Elbow Hyperextension And Poses To Be Careful In from Tennis Elbow Classroom

If you practice Yoga, and have a degree of joint Hypermobility, be careful that you don't "Hyperextend" your elbows, especially in certain upper-body, weight-bearing positions.

This may be particularly important if you have Tennis Elbow – In which case, it might be wise to temporarily avoid these and a few other "extended elbow" poses. (Where you're putting weight on your arms.)

If you have a tendency toward Hypermobility due to Ligament Laxity (looseness) it's possible to damage your elbow joint by overstretching already lax ligaments.

More on this here:

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Yoga, Hypermobility and Wrist Injuries

Michaelle Edwards, creator of the YogAlign Method, discusses the dangers of ‘Ligament Laxity’ compounded by Hyperextension in certain Yoga poses, like Downward Dog.

From about the 4:45 mark to 5:15 Michaelle has her Yoga Model demonstrate what she says is the “wrong way” to do Downward Dog Pose.

She reminds us that the joints of the pelvis, (the hip joints in particular) are weight-bearing joints, by nature, and the shoulder is not.

Read more about Yoga, Elbow Hypermobility and Tennis Elbow here:

http://tenniselbowclassroom.com/tennis-elbow-posts/yoga-elbow-hypermobility-tennis-elbow/

Avoid Over-Extending Your Elbows In These Yoga Poses

Is it a good idea to continue practicing Yoga while you're recovering from Tennis Elbow? Yes, it may help you recover!...

But there are poses that could exacerbate your Tennis Elbow if done incorrectly - Be sure to avoid 'Elbow Hyperextension' in your upper-body, weight-bearing poses, like: