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With an exhalation angle your arm overhead.
Carol Wilkerson has lived with multiple sclerosis for 30 years. Now 56, she says yoga is her best medicine.
It's, the exercise just seems to renew me and some of them sort of relaxing the, it's just, I can sort of get my second wind.
Carol recently took part in a study of m-s patients who practiced yoga at least once a week for six months. Researchers found that yoga reduces the problems of both stress and fatigue, problems than can disable up to 80 percent of m-s patients.
So I think yoga's just one, one way that one can alleviate stress maybe by not dwelling on stressful things but dwelling on the present.
These new yogis also improved their physical health.
Use the wall for balance.
For most m-s patients practicing yoga requires some minor modifications.
Stretch your arms up.
Yoga instructor Jane Carlson adapted the more strenuous pose
We use the wall and things for balance and also use the wall to help give MS students more information about where there body is in space because their body may not be relaying that information normally.
Carol suffers from fatigue and numbness and says her legs often feel as though they weigh a thousand pounds. Yoga helps.
Within a couple hours my legs don't ache anymore. So if I can do it I know that it improves whatever hurts at the time.
Yoga's healing powers are now helping m-s patients lead happier, healthier lives. For WebMD, I'm Sandee LaMotte.
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