Preventing Yoga Injuries

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Preventing Yoga Injuries Through Strengthening Practice with Dr Travis Pollen

Dr Travis Pollen is an Exercise Science Professor, personal trainer, author, PhD in Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, yoga teacher and American record holding Paralympic swimmer.

His research interests focus on movement screening, identifying injury risk and returning to sports for athletes.

In this video, William Chen (physiotherapist) at HealthAide chats to Travis about what exactly is an injury the complexity of how injuries happen, and what risk factors are commonly involved. He goes onto explain the importance of identifying these risk factors and simple strategies for how to do it.

Travis is also a yoga teacher and he talks about, although not very common, how injuries can occur in yoga practice, and most importantly how you can reduce its risk by incorporating effective strengthening exercises.

Timestamps For Video
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(0:42) How do injuries occur?

(5:09) What defines an injury?

(10:48) Do niggles count as injuries?

(12:36) Load vs capacity

(14:56) Why objective measures are important for injury risk identification

(18:59) Easy strength measure for amateur athletes

(23:50) Injuries in yoga

(27:07) How to start preventing injuries if you do yoga

(33:30) How to start strengthening program

(35:24) Common injuries in yoga

(39:09) Tips for yogi who dislike the gym

(43:03) The most optimal exercise routine

(49:03) Top injury prevention exercises for yoga

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