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Does Contracting One Muscle Group Relax the Opposing Group

November 11, 2021 Andrew McGonigle

If you’ve taken a yoga teacher training course or ever read a yoga anatomy book, you’ll most likely have come across the term reciprocal inhibition.

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In Anatomy, Physiology, Myth or Fact? Tags reciprocal inhibition, stretching, stretch reflexes
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Do Headstands Stimulate the Thyroid Gland?

September 16, 2021 Andrew McGonigle

Do a quick Google search and you will come across multiple claims about Headstand (Sirsasana) varying from stimulating the pineal gland and the thyroid gland, to curing bad breath!

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In Physiology, Myth or Fact?, Asana Tags Headstand, Thyroid Gland, Inversions
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Can a Strong Core Prevent Disc Herniations?

September 8, 2021 Andrew McGonigle

When it comes to the intervertebral discs it is not fully understand why they behave in the way that they do in terms of pathology.

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In Physiology, Myth or Fact? Tags core, Disc herniations
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Is Flaring the Ribs in a Backbend Bad?

August 24, 2021 Andrew McGonigle

Some of us have a natural ‘hinge’ in our spines, simply meaning that there is a large range of movement available between two particular adjacent vertebrae.

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In Anatomy, Myth or Fact? Tags flaring ribs, Backbends
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Can Yoga "Decompress" the Lower Back?

August 24, 2021 Andrew McGonigle

We cannot actively create space between our vertebrae. While there is widespread belief that we can lengthen our spine i.e. actively move the vertebra further apart from each other and grow taller, we simply can’t.

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In Anatomy, Myth or Fact?, Physiology Tags lumbar spine, decompression
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