Hello, I am new to this forum
whenever i start doing sarvangasana(shoulder stand) i get back pain like on the spine…will it go away after few days ? i tried doing just vipareetha karani…still i get back pain…I am doing this pose espeacially for my thyroid problems…I need to gain weight…i tried everything to gain weight …i have medical records saying i have hypothyroid…still im underweight…what to do with the back pain when i am trying to do sarvangasana?
pls reply
thanks
Sarvangasana is a pose that you do not want to use your momentum to get into. There are many muscles involved in the asana and if your fling yourself into the pose you can stretch the back and kneck muscles too quickly. Use your core strength to get into the pose. If the core development is not there, work on your core first. You can also do Fish pose which is supposedly good for the Thyroid.
I avoid this pose as every time I do it my neck is in a very bad way. I have had many teachers try to help me and to ensure I am in the correct posture, but alas no relief!
I believe some postures are just not for everyone as our bodies are so unique.
Ensure that you are not doing anything wrong in/ or going into the posture, if the pain prevails then perhaps consider avoiding the posture?..in my opinion it’s okay to walk away, some yogis might disagree.
Mahdhiyah,
Could you provide some additional information to this thread please.
Generally I’d like to know about you and about your practice. Specifically…how old are you, what is your gender, what is your fitness level, etcetera…and what form of yoga are you practicing, who is teaching you asana, what is preceding Sarvangasana in your sequence, how are you coming into it, and what props are you using.
gordon
Thank you for your replies first
[B]JSK[/B]-I took your suggestion and did just fish pose 2day 
[B]Omamana[/B]-I dont have neck pain and on the spine…when i first started doing it with the teacher i didn’t have any pain…it cud be because i started after long years
[B]InnerAthlete[/B]-Iam 20 year old girl…I learned yoga in madurai,India in 2004 when i had pneumonia…i stayed there for 10 days and learned I was cured then started gaining weight they told me to continue for life time… I am orginally from india…i came to USA the same year…I stopped yoga due to my busy lifestyle and i didnt know the importance in that young age and in few years I lost my weight and lost appetite…I would start yoga 1 day and the next day i wont have time its been like that for the past 7 yrs…but few months back i seriously started doing asanas I decided this is the only way i can gain weight…because i have thyroid problmes…but whenever i do sarvanagasana i get back pain…do u have any other suggestion for me? pls reply
Thank you for that half of the reply.
Now, what is the current practice? What precedes Sarvangasana in your sequence? Are you doing the pose in the middle of the room or at the wall? Are you doing the pose flat on the floor or with props under the shoulders?
first i do meditation prayanama as i was taught they taught me other asanas too such as sakkara asana…surya namaskar and as if now im only concentrating on my thyroid problem …i recently had pneumothorax so i cannot stretch much…i do yoga near the wall but i dont touch the wall with my feet and i use yoga mat i dont use anything under shoulders
You need to be with a properly qualified teacher who can show you how to do the asana correctly and safely using props if you need them.
Unless you are very flexible and strong you will need to use props in shoulderstand and it is best to have a teacher with you to help/watch/guide and teach!!!
[QUOTE=mahdiyah;66054]first i do meditation prayanama as i was taught they taught me other asanas too such as sakkara asana…surya namaskar and as if now im only concentrating on my thyroid problem …i recently had pneumothorax so i cannot stretch much…i do yoga near the wall but i dont touch the wall with my feet and i use yoga mat i dont use anything under shoulders[/QUOTE]
Safety and alignment principles mandate that in almost every body this pose be done with props so that the 7th cervical vertebra is not in contact with the floor. Further, beginners use the wall to comes up in order to find the appropriate actions without exacerbating the pressure on the foundation of the pose.
There are, clearly, some “styles” who not only allow but apparently advocated doing Sarvangasana “flat on the floor”. I jut don’t happen to be part of that particular collective.
There are other poses which have similar effect but less risk. Beginners start there and work their way up, like they would in any sound curriculum.
gordon
[QUOTE=aalina;70021]Doing yoga daily is more effective in healing your chronic back pain than other conventional back pain treatments.[/QUOTE]
Not necessarily and ONLY if taught and done correctly.
People often hurt their backs doing asana badly or being badly taught.