Hyper Mobility

[Kellthebell]

Anyone else finding this a problem alongside the arthur? Yoga is often recomended to help keep arthrtic joints supple but for the many people I know with Arthritis who also have Hyper mobility syndromes such as EDS, it really can damage a joint that extends too much, has fragile cartilage or is prone to dislocate. Any tips?

[andyswarbs]

One advantage of Bikram yoga is the teachers are very extensively trained and they should help ensure that any hyper-mobility issues are treated with great care.

[Kellthebell in reply to andyswarbs]

Thats whats needed for sure, an instructor who is aware of the dangers of a inflamed hyper mobile double joint. Not so easy to find. The heat must be supportive when a learning your personal boundary and strengthening muscle to support the joint. But it seems often you have to learn through pain, as many instructors remark and notice the hyper-mobility and double joints but don't know how to support it. Must be a specialist physio somewhere? Good point about the heat though Andy, thank you. We've not tried bikram, only conventional yoga and its often caused more pain the solved.

[andyswarbs in reply to Kellthebell]

I don't know about other yogas, but with bikram the cry from the teacher is to always go to where you can, and no more. Obviously with hyper-mobility there are nuances that ideally need to be understood before going into class.