Some of the more challenging positions can lead to brain injury. Here’s what to know.
An experienced Maryland yogi is making headlines after having a stroke in 2017, which hit after she did a challenging hollowback handstand that calls for extending your neck, dropping your hips back and arching your lower spine all while in a headstand.
View this post on Instagram 5 days ago I had a stroke. I am of the 2% of people who have a stroke due to something called “carotid artery dissection”. Basically, I tore my right carotid artery - the long arteries that run along both sides of the neck. I had an awful headache on Sunday right after practicing some head/handstands. I sat down on the couch afterwards because I had some strange peripheral visual issues and felt a lot of pain in my neck and head.
And as more people are picking up a yoga practice — a 2017 National Health Interview Survey found that number of U.S. adults doing yoga jumped from 9.5% in 2012 to 14.3% in 2017, and Americans now spend $16 billion on yoga classes, clothing, equipment and accessories each year — more people are now also saying “ow” instead of “ohm.” A 2016 study of U.S. yoga-related injuries between 1991 and 2010 found that 73% of these cases occurred after 2005.
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