MS மல்டிபிள் ஸ்கெலரோஸிஸால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்களுக்கு யோகா உதவுகிறது.

யோகா செய்வது மல்டிபிள் ஸ்கெலரோஸிஸ் நோயால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்களுக்கு வெகுவாக உதவுகிறது என்று இல்லினாய் மருத்துவமனை தெரிவிக்கிறது.


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Yoga helps MS victims
By DANIELLE GUERRA - dguerra@nwherald.com

When Ann Waring opened the Yoga Seva studio in Crystal Lake three years ago, she was looking to do something different. She wanted to introduce new classes for people who formerly couldn’t participate in traditional yoga.

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“I received a call from Sue Peterson about the same time I was thinking about this,” Waring said. “And she was looking for a yoga teacher to teach her water aerobics group. It turned out to be a good match.”

Sue Peterson, 56, of McHenry, was diagnosed with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1998, so not just any yoga class would do. She and a group of three other MS patients from around McHenry County enjoy participating in activities to keep their joints moving and as limber as possible.

The special needs yoga class meets at Yoga Seva at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday. The class, designed by Waring and assisted by Betty Andrysiak, involves props and light weights to help students stretch and move.

“I feel my very best when I’m doing yoga, when I’m in this class,” Peterson said. “Ann and Betty are so intuitive to put us into positions where we get movement. It’s all good things for us, for everybody but particularly for those of us with disabilities.”

Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, unpredictable neurological disease that affects the central nervous system. Patients might have trouble with balance, limbs falling asleep or weakening, anxiety and difficulty walking.

“People with MS still have intact pathways,” said Dr. Anthony Reeder, a neurologist with University of Chicago hospitals. “Activities like walking and yoga work to patch up the damages, it is about re-educating the brain. Yoga is low impact and aides with balance and endurance.”

Student Gail Wachowski of Woodstock was diagnosed with progressive MS in 2000 and uses a walker to get around.

“Things that were automatic are not all of a sudden automatic, you have to re-learn how to breath, or to walk, or move and stretch,” Wachowski said. “It’s amazing to see someone that has so much trouble moving an arm or a leg and to see them put it in the proper position.”

“The yoga classes don’t cure MS, but they take the symptoms and really relieve them for awhile and sometimes there is progress,” Waring said. “I think a sense of peace and community is a big part to recovery.”

Peterson said she still was not moving like she wanted, but with her cheery attitude she laughed and encouraged other classmates.

“That’s just the nature of the disease.” Peterson said. “You just accept it and go on and smile.”