Betsy Shandalov – Yoga for Therapeutic Rehabilitation – Learning New Tools & Expanding Your Practice

Outline

Why Yoga You can also use it as a Therapeutic Modality?

• What is yoga?
• Learn about Integrative Medicine
• Take a look at the various body systems and see how they interact
• Learn about the different types of yoga, and how yoga therapy helps your body.
• Neuroplasticity of brain and eye, as well as brain exercises for Both adults and children
• The Nervous System and pain management
• How yoga can comfort clients suffering from pain

Anatomy of Therapeutic Yoga: Cardiopulmonary system

• Case study: Review of pulmonary anatomy
• Proper breathing is essential for its health and many other benefits
• Pranayama types
• Breathing exercises
• Therapeutic Breathing and your children and adults
• When is pranayama appropriate? for Both adults and children
• Define breathing and position
  • Upright
  • Side-Lying in bed
  • Mobility scooter
  • Standing
• Study of a group pranayama practice, standing and seated pose demo

Anatomy of Therapeutic Yoga: Musculoskeletal system

• Communication between posture and nerve and muscle signals
• Anatomy and function of the hip joint and shoulder joints
• Opening the joint door: Muscle and body balance
• Practical applications for Diagnostics
• Secondary disabilities and the consequences of secondary disabilities, dissecting how they affect movement
  • spasticity
  • hypotonicity
  • muscle imbalance
• Yoga As medicine for Adults and children from dependent clients to clients who are active

Asana Treatment and Application

• Asana poses
• The science of active vs. restorative poses and the body’s response
• Decide between restorative vs. active poses for Treatment
• Study of case studies in various settings: hospitals, schools, etc.
• Do active poses

Poses: Our Patients and Props

• Restorative poses
• What can resting positions do for clients with disabilities? (Case study for a client with cancer)
• Props and their importance in assisting your clients with elongation, extension and elongation of the body
• Photos of active and supported yoga poses for Clients with various disabilities
• Props for Therapeutic use for spasticity, abnormal tone or weakness
• How can you determine if your client requires active or resting poses, and how often?
• Is the client sitting, standing, or in a chair?

Case Study Presentations and Pose Lab

• Practice Take a break from active poses to try restorative poses.
• Props can be used through visuals or poses
• Check out 5 case studies to determine which poses work best. for Your clients
• Therapeutic Benefits of each pose for Every diagnosis and every contraindication
• Which props should you use? for Each pose and its why

Yoga And Expanding Client treatment

• Your setting may include: inpatient, outpatient or home health.
• Through the entire lifespan
• Give the client a gift for the community
• Recent research in medicine and yoga
• Yoga The future of health care
• Yoga the Integrative Medicine Team