Yoga therapy as part of integrative pain management: Valuable, meaningful, purposeful
Major Adhana McCarthy, PA-C, C-IAYT, has served 18 years in the U.S. Army, 11 of those years as a physician assistant. She is also an IAYT-certified yoga therapist and a long-time advocate for integrative and lifestyle medicine. When Maj. McCarthy was a child, her...
“How Practicing Yoga Can Help Relieve Your Arthritis Pain Naturally”
Research shows that yoga can help improve the pain and symptoms that accompany osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. But how does yoga work, and what techniques relieve arthritis pain. In this article, Steffany Moonaz, PhD, C-IAYT, answers questions about...
The basics of chronic pain—and how yoga therapy can help
By Sarah Garden Yoga is uniquely positioned to help people suffering from chronic pain. As a yoga therapist whose primary role is treating chronic pain—in both clinical and yoga studio environments—I have found that pain education is a crucial first step in that...
