So I've been dancing for about 8 months now and, like many of you, have been suffering from chronic pain in my knees and lower back. I've been doing yoga for several months now and it helps mitigate the pain but doesn't reverse the damage. I was distressed about this, as I'm sure most of you are, and was beginning to fear that my body would be permanently damaged.
Recently I learned about a more intense form of yoga-Bikram yoga. It takes place in a studio heated to 100+ degrees, and the postures are all designed to heal and repair the body from the inside out. The guy it is named after, Bikram, was a yoga champion who designed the discipline after his knee was crippled in an accident.
Normally I'm not one to buy into "miracle cures" which lack backing by the medical community, but this stuff REALLY WORKS! I've been to three classes so far and my knees feel about 95% better. About 1/3 of the postures involve standing on one leg with the knees locked and it really strengthens the knee and improves alignment. A number of the postures also compress and decompress the spine. It's even helping me heal a few other athletic injuries that I've picked up on the job and haven't been able to heal naturally due to repetitive motion.
I would highly recommend this for anyone on here who has chronic pain from dancing, or old injuries that haven't healed properly. You can check out the website and see if there is a licensed studio in your area, as well as learn more about it. Try it!!!!
http://www.bikramyoga.com/



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