Today's Health Topic The safe way to do yoga for back pain Yoga is a gentle practice that is ideal for maintaining back strength and flexibility. It's also one of the more effective tools for helping reduce low back pain, the most common source of pain and disability among older adults. "Yoga helps strengthen and stretch back muscles that might be tight, which improves mobility," says Dr. Lauren Elson, medical editor of the Harvard Special Health Report An Introduction to Yoga. Unfortunately, yoga injuries among older adults are on the rise. A study published in the Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine found that between 2001 and 2014, yoga injury rates increased eightfold among people ages 65 and older, with the most common injuries affecting the back, such as strains and sprains. So, the question is this: how can you protect your already-aching back from a therapy that has the power to soothe it? Read more »

An Introduction to Yoga Featured content: • Why practice yoga? • The health benefits of yoga • Which type of yoga is right for you? • Before you start: Safety first • Yoga postures •  ... and more! Click here to read more »