| Medical Condition |
Recommended Postures |
Postures to Avoid (may aggravate symptoms) |
Contraindicated Postures |
| Low Back & Radicular Leg Pain Worse in Flexion (ie Lumbar Disc Herniation) |
Shalbhasana (locust pose) |
Paschimottanasana (seated forward fold) |
Sheershasana (headstand) |
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Bhujangasana (cobra pose) |
JanuSirsasana (head to knee pose) |
ParivrttaTrikonasana (revolved triangle pose) |
| SalambaBhujangasana (sphinx pose) |
Utanasana (standing forward fold) |
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| Bitilasana (cow pose) |
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| UrdhvaMukhaSvanasana (upward facing dog) |
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| SetuBandhasana (bridge pose) |
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| Low Back & Radicular Pain Worse in Extension (ie Spinal Stenosis, Zygapophysial Joint Pain) |
Balasana (child's pose) |
Ushtrasana (camel pose) |
Chakrasana (wheel pose) |
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AdhoMukhaSvanasana (downward facing dog) |
Dhanurasana (bow pose) |
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| PrasaritaPadottanasana (wide legged forward fold) |
Bhujangasana (cobra pose) |
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| Paschimottanasana (seated forward fold) |
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| Marjaryasana (cat pose) |
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| Neck Pain* (ie Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Zygapophysial joint pain) |
Balasana (child's pose) |
Dhanurasana (bow pose) |
Sheershasana (headstand) |
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Marjaryasana (cat pose) |
SetuBandhasana (bridge pose) |
UrdhvaSarvangasana (supported shoulder stand) |
| Bhujangasana (cobra pose) |
Ushtrasana (camel pose) |
Halasana (plow pose) |
| SalambaBhujangasana (sphinx pose) |
ArdhaMatsyendrasana (seated twisting pose) |
Chakrasana (wheel pose) |
| Shalbhasana (locust pose) |
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| UrdhvaMukhaSvanasana (upward facing dog) |
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