The Dru Yoga back care course is about habitual breaking patterns, postural, emotional and unconscious. This is done through playfulness.
We use minimal precise alignment direction. For people in pain it is most important to feel comfortable and safe in one’s body. We encourage each student to trust themselves and to trust their inner knowing. They need to trust that they know what is going to work for their body at that moment in time. Teaching alignment points takes people away from the inner awareness.
This course, designed by Dru Yoga UK, focuses on non-specific back pain and is based on current available evidence for back pain. The programme has been designed with senior yoga teachers, an osteopath, physiotherapist and general practitioners.
The course is a five week course and participants are encouraged to practice some of the movements for around 10 minutes a day. They can then follow with the next module or join an existing yoga class.
Evidence based
Two randomised control studies were conducted by Bangor University to evaluate the effectiveness of the Dru Back Care Programme. The results showed statistical evidence for reduced back pain in participants, resulting in a sizeable reduction in days taking off work for back pain.
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Learn more about back pain
How to Break Free from Chronic Pain and Reclaim Your Life with Professor Peter O’Sullivan
TEDx Lorimer Moseley Why Things Hurt
Peter O Sullivan Back Pain Separating Fact From Fiction
Pain, the brain and your amazing protectometer – Lorimer Moseley
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“It did my back so much good. In the most gentle way everything aligned.” – Fatima
I feel like we’ve done the most gentle practice and yet it feels like I’ve worked everything. – Mike