I have had tingling in my upper back for about six months now. It’s mostly on my right side in the shoulder blade area. My doctor gave me an MRI and saw nothing but this is driving me nuts. I’ve done yoga a bit in the past but haven’t for a couple years now. Do you think it could help me get rid of this annoying tingling?
i was victim of same.only posture correction by my physiotherapist wife clear everything.but later i started yoga and they help me a lot.
first of all congrates on NILL mri report.
you can start daily these asana .
bhujangaasna
dhanurasana
shalbhaasana
halasana
chakrasan.
do them slowly and as per your comfort.you will find them more helpful.also do some back strengthening exercise.consult good physiotherapist.
also change bad habbit and use good lumbar supprted chair.
It’s important to understand that which goes on in the physical body is a communication. Listening to, deciphering, and heeding the communication are other matters. But know that there is a message here and it is almost always a message about one’s life choices, to one degree or another. And while we understand this in yoga, still we can take an approach of alleviating the pain at the physical level.
Tingling, typically points to neurology - issues with the nerve. It can be as simple as a subluxated (out of whack) vertebra in the cervical spine (neck). Some people find relief from chiropractic adjustment or other manual manipulation (massage, rolfing, heller etc).
If there is malalignment, asana will reinforce it, unless you are a very seasoned practiioner or incredibly well guided (instructed). It is for this reason that alignment precedes strengthening in any sound therapeutic asana protocol, and a teacher is required.
A “regular” sequence of asana can be supportive for overall health and well being but it should not at all be confused with therapeutics. The applications are completely different. That is not to say “don’t do asana”. Aligned asana approached in a well-intentioned way by a student devoid of aggression is fabulous.
I would suggest, if you wish to use Yoga for supporting your healing, that you find a well trained, therapeutically skilled teacher in your area. The protocol should include traction (sirsasana between two chairs, as an example), and attention to that which will release tension in the scalenes, scm, levators, and rhomboids.
With all due respect to the above feedback, while Bhujangasana and Dhanurasana “may be okay”, when done incorrectly by those with “a bit of yoga” the cervical spine can be compressed in such a way as to actually exacerbate the issue. Halasana is ill-advised for beginners and I’d not at all do it unless you have a very clear idea about what is or is not going on in your neck AND know how to do the pose on pads AND have a strong practice AND open hamstrings.
Gordon
The person clearly stated that in his MRI nothing unusual there… So as a doctor I can clearly say that this is purely due to his bad habit of sitting and standing…
I have 100 of patients everyday for back pain and shoulder pain. They all benefit from phototherapy and posture correction. As far as asana concerned it is always good to start with some professionals as I clearly see now a days yoga is nothing more than business…
Also if he can clarify about his working conditions and type of work…
Long sitting working on computer etc etc…
Please share your MRI (both report and film) if possible. You can email me as well if you wish. My email present in contact section of my website. Thanks