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Osteoporosis, a disease characterized by critically low bone mass that leads to painful fractures, affects millions of Americans. One in two women and one in four men over age fifty will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime. Although drugs and surgeries can alleviate pain, studies show that low-impact, bone-strengthening exercise is the best treatment. Yoga strengthens bones without endangering joints, making it the perfect therapy for osteoporosis.For more than a decade, renowned physician and longtime yoga practitioner Loren Fishman's Yoga for Osteoporosis has been an essential guide to understanding and treating this disease. In this completely revised edition, Fishman explains how osteoporosis and yoga affect our bones and offers a spectrum of classical yoga poses-including physiologically sound adaptations-with easy-to-follow instructions and photographs. Updated with the latest medical insights and accessible poses, Yoga for Osteoporosis welcomes readers of all ages and levels of experience into the healing and strengthening practice of yoga.

Arthritis restricts movement; yoga increases range of motion: these two were made for each other. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in this country, limiting everyday activities for more than seven million Americans. Drugs, surgeries, and steroids can alleviate some of the discomforts, but study after study has shown that exercise is most beneficial to most forms of arthritis, specifically low-impact, flexibility-enhancing exercises-hence, yoga. In this comprehensive and thoroughly illustrated guide, Loren Fishman and Ellen Saltonstall, who between them have seven decades of clinical experience, help readers understand arthritis and give a spectrum of exercises for beginners and experts. Broken down into chapters focusing on each major joint, there are 100 classical yoga poses and numerous imaginative and physiologically sound adapted poses, all with step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow photo demonstrations. The authors welcome readers into the philosophy and principles of yoga and show how to use yoga to find lasting relief from arthritis.