Can Yoga Therapy help with chronic pain?

Living with Chronic Pain

Chronic pain affects millions of people and often persists even after medical treatment.

Yoga therapy offers a complementary approach that helps address both the physical, emotional and mental aspects of pain.

How Yoga Therapy Helps

Yoga therapy for chronic pain may include:

• gentle, adapted movement
• breath practices that reduce tension
• relaxation practices that calm the nervous system
• strategies for building awareness of movement patterns

Rather than pushing the body, the goal is to restore comfortable movement and reduce unnecessary tension.

The Role of the Nervous System

Chronic pain often involves heightened nervous system sensitivity.

Yoga therapy helps regulate this sensitivity through practices that cultivate safety, relaxation, and steady breathing.

Over time, these practices may reduce the intensity and frequency of pain experiences.