Hot Yoga: Connecting Heat and Pain Relief

One of the most mysterious characteristics of pain is its ability to resolve under the right conditions. In the realm of yoga, it is generally understood that there is no one practice that is right for everybody. At the same time, there is always a way to practice that could apply to anybody, including the elderly, the injured, and the very young.

Hot yoga pain relief has received a great deal of attention because of the immediate as well as long-term relief experienced by so many. When trying to decide which style to practice, it is important to understand that every practice has both benefits and limitations. The real trick is to understand that each style should be selected based on the practitioner's ability to receive benefit.

Relief from chronic compression happens frequently during hot yoga sessions for several reasons:

Tissues and Heat

When scar tissue from an injury is not stretched, the dense irregular connective fibers can pull the delicate tissues that surround muscles relentlessly. This tissue is called fascia, and it responds to heat by relaxing. Since the fascia is responsible for surrounding the muscle groups, when it is cold it will be experienced as either a restriction in the normal range of motion or as a uncomfortable sensation when trying to move.

When using heat and exercise to relieve discomfort, remember that there could be two major causes for the problem:

• Acute Pain - If there has been a recent injury, the chance that the pain is happening because of acute inflammation is high. A hot room could actually make it worse in the first weeks; ice and rest are normally recommended for acute pain. After six weeks or so, the injury should enter the chronic stage where relief from applied heat is more likely to occur.

• Chronic Pain - In the later stages of an injury, toxic metabolic waste has often accumulated in the interstitial tissues. Muscle contraction and deep breathing is required in order to move the lymph through the body's cleaning system. When in doubt, circulate the blood and oxygen for wound repair. Yoga combined with heat can help relax the tissues and circulate the fluids for better health.

Nerve Entrapment Releases

Finally, both fascia and muscle tissue is perforated by delicate nerve tissues. When the openings around the nerves become congested by scar tissue build-up or stagnant waste fluids, the area is often tender and will guard against stretching as a result. Hot yoga pain relief occurs when the area around the nerve is lengthened and the nerve is no longer trapped by chronic holding patterns.

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