I’ll be honest, I’ve been doing yoga via dvds and i misaligned several postures, esp i deteriorated my left knee by constantly going hard on it, was practicing like crazy, 5 times (an hour each day) a week:(((
I thought I was doing it right but it turned out to result in a numb continuous pains in my left knee.
any idea? shall i address the doc?
It doesn’t hurt when I m not doing it.
Yes go see a doctor.
Without knowing what type of practice you have been doing or being able to see what you are doing wrong I cannot possibly give better advice.
(5 times a week for just one hour is not a lot for me…that would be a very soft week…)
The BEST way to learn Yoga Asana is in a class with a TEACHER who is properly qualified to TEACH you and correct you if you are doing something wrong.
It seems that people regularly hurt themselves or do very ineffective yoga/exercise when working from books or DVDs…GO TO A CLASS…learn from a TEACHER.
prior to starting doing it on my own i used to attend classes last year, for like 2 months
then i gave up due to timelessness and since i learnt the fact that i could do it on my own via dvds i began practicing, poses that i was doing regularly were Up/Downward dog, Warrior ones, Pigeon (that should be the basis of my issue presumably) and Half-lotus.
I guess i was doing: Power Yoga & Ashtanga Intermediate Series by Bryan Kest, Shiva Rea & Rodney Yee.
Sometimes our dharma lies in the experience of injury. In nearly every instances it is a calling form the body that is often unheeded. Simply, some people seemingly must learn from hurting themselves. It’s not a bad thing but it’s certainly not the preferred way of Yoga.
It is incredibly difficult to foster a student-teacher relationship with a DVD. Further, said relationship is critical in the development of sound practice on the part of the student. It is in these instances where my rote reply is often “ask your teacher” but that is clearly not possible unless you are given audience with the three teachers you mention.
I would suggest an alignment-based practice. I would suggest this with a real, live, qualified, in-person teacher. There are certainly ways to stabilize the knee joint but there’s no way for me to divine what’s been done to it thus far. A customized practice with a therapeutic thread is what I would suggest.
If your mind (worry) is assuaged by seeing a healthcare professional then do that. If on the other hand you are the sort of person who takes a diagnosis and expands it into further worry, then rethink the visit. Both are okay, assuming you are okay with the possible outcomes of each. Bear in mind there is no medical advise offered here by me, others, or in this forum.
Gordon
thanks gordon, that was very nice of you