Could yoga help with chronic pain? Consumer Reports finds out

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WELCOME BACK A LOT OF PEOPLE DEAL WITH CHRONIC PAIN ESPECIALLY AS THEY GET OLDER COURSE MEDICATION IS ONE WAY TO TREAT IT BUT AS JENNIFER KRAUSE EXPLAINS >> YOGA COULD ALSO BE THE ANSWER >> WELCOME COME ON TELL YOU CASTRO POZO TURN TO YOGA AFTER DEVELOPING BACK PAIN AFTER MY PREGNANCY AND YOU KNOW DANCING PROFESSIONALLY FOR SO MANY YEARS I HAD A LOT OF BACK PAIN AND BASICALLY YOU KNOW WE HELP ME YOU KNOW FEW BETTER WHETHER IT'S YOUR HIP BACK KNEE OR SHOULDER YOGA MAY HELP MANAGE CHRONIC PAIN IT IMPROVES FLEXIBILITY AND HELPS BUILD MUSCLE AND CORE STRENGTH WHICH CAN HELP ALLEVIATE DISCOMFORT ARTS THE IF YOU HAVE CHRONIC PAIN CHAYA WHO'S A CERTIFIED YOGA TEACHER RECOMMENDS FINDING THE RIGHT TYPE OF YOGA CLASS FOR YOU FIND A CLASS THAT HAS THE WORDS BEGINNER IN THE TITLE OR SLOW OR GENTLE RESTORE IT IF YOUR ISSUE IS REALLY INTENSE MAYBE YOU WANT TO FIND A CHAIR CLASS IN WITH DEER HAD YOUR SHOULDERS CHASE AS THE COBRA POSE CAN HELP RELIEVE SOME STRESS FROM BACK PAIN THIS POSE IS VERY GOOD FOR CREATING STABILITY IN THE LOWER BACK AND FLEXIBILITY IN THE LOWER BACK SO FIRMS ON THE MUSCLES IN THE BACK BODY BUSY SCHEDULE TRY YOGA CLASSES ONLINE JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD YOGA MAT LIKE THE YOU GO PRO NON-SLIP YOGA MAT THAT HAS GOOD CONSUMER REPORTS RATINGS FOR CUSHIONING AND GRIP YOU CAN THEY ALSO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS THE DEEP BREATHING INVOLVED FOR EXAMPLE CAN HELP RELIEVE STRESS AFTER PRACTICING YOGA I FEEL INTEGRATED I FEEL HAPPY I FEEL FLEXIBLE I FEEL