Abstract

Dr. Himanshu Verma*, Dr. Yogesh Jakhar and Dr. Anupam Pathak

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is one of the world’s oldest medical system. Ayurveda is an Indian science, in which the human body is kept healthy, free from disease or mitigation & age- enhancing. Yoga is essentially a spiritual discipline based on an extremely subtle science which focuses on bringing harmony between mind & body. In present era, due to unhealthy Aahar - Vihar (lifestyle) people are suffering from lot of diseases, among which backache is a very common problem. Back pain may have physical & Psychological consequences for the patient if not managed effectively. Yoga is now emerging as a preventive and promising mode of treatment for back pain. Main principal in treating back pain is rest & exercise (Physical therapy). Yoga gives rest to the body, postural stability, increase strength, increase flexibility & awareness on the proper posture. It’s popularlity has dramatically grown in India as well as over the world due to its positive effects on mental & physical health. It helps in stress reduction, gives relief in pain due to common musculoskeletal disorder. Yoga is an excellent way to prevent & cure back pain. Yoga works on improving the elasticity of the muscle & strengthen the muscles there by improving the condition of spine in totality. Yoga plays a very important role in strengthening our Musculoskeletal system. How yoga can be used to help in correcting posture alignment problem that leads to Back pain. This study is to explain the benefits of particular Yogasana in backache.