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The yoga paradox: how yoga can cause pain and treat it

  • Written by Evangelos Pappas, Sr. Lecturer of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, University of Sydney
imageYoga moves like downward dog put strain on your hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders.from www.shutterstock.com

Yoga carries with it a higher than expected risk of a painful wrist, elbow and shoulder, possibly due to poses like downward dog, new research suggests.

But it’s not all bad news. The same study adds to growing evidence yoga can help...

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