Yoga Meets Movement Science

The Surprising Science of Asymmetry, Injury, & Yoga

Jul 26, 2022

01:27:52

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Episode notes

Do You Think Yoga Can Predispose You to Injury?

02:25

What Is Leglength Diskrepancy?

02:18

Is There a Symmetrical Performance?

04:44

Introduction

2min

Yoga and Symmetry

3min

Yoga Teacher Travis a Talks About Asymmetrical Body

3min

What Is the Muscle in the Hip Socket?

3min

Asymmetry in Body Alignment and Posture

4min

A Very Significant Leg Length Diskrepancy

2min

Is There a Leg Lenth Diskrepancy?

2min

How Do You Measure Leg Length?

2min

I'm Going to Go Out. You're Going to Get All Wacked Up Again.

2min

10.

What Is Leglength Diskrepancy?

2min

11.

Are You Blaming People's Asymmetries?

2min

12.

Is There a Leg Length Difference Between Side to Side?

2min

13.

The Human Body Is Variable

3min

14.

Is Your Heart on the Left, Right, Right?

2min

15.

Is There a Symmetrical Foot?

2min

16.

What's Retroversion?

3min

17.

Yoga - Asymmetrical Stands Are a Good Idea, Ms. Mitchell

4min

18.

Is There a Difference Between the Students and the Teacher?

2min

19.

Do You Have a Car Door Issue?

3min

20.

You Forgot Warrior Two on the Second Side, Sir Felix?

2min

21.

Yoga and Side to Side Symmetry

2min

22.

Is There a Symmetrical Performance?

5min

23.

Asymmetrical Movement Scores Increase Risk of Injury in Basketball Players

2min

24.

Is There a Link Between Asymmetry and Athletic Performance?

2min

25.

Is It Asymmetrical or a Symmetrical?

2min

26.

Yoga - The Asymmetris of the Upper Body

2min

27.

Should I Lay and Alat?

4min

28.

Do You Think Yoga Can Predispose You to Injury?

2min

29.

Do You Feel Better When You're Pulling Your Back?

2min

30.

Do You Really Need a Three to One Pull Push?

2min

31.

Do I Need to Do More on the Weaker Side?

2min

32.

Yoga - Do You Have a Balanced Knee?

4min

33.

Can You Bend That Knee?

2min

34.

Do You Have Any Symmetries?

3min

35.

Yoga Meet's Movement Science to Day Podcast

2min

Yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen discuss the topic of asymmetry in yoga, rehab, and fitness contexts.

Points of discussion include:

The nature of the major asymmetry that exists in Travis’ own body
Asymmetries with regard to body alignment
What is a leg length discrepancy?
How is a leg length discrepancy measured? How is it treated?
Are common treatments for leg length discrepancies and other minor body asymmetries evidence-based?
Can “correcting” body asymmetries have unexpected negative consequences?
Do we always need to do the same thing on both sides in our yoga sequences?
Do side-to-side asymmetries increase one’s risk on injury in athletic activities?
Do side-to-side asymmetries impair one’s performance in athletic activities?
Is there an ideal “push pull ratio” for upper body pushing vs. pulling exercises?
Does the upper body pushing/pulling imbalance in yoga predispose yogis to injury and pain?
Travis’ experience attending yoga classes in a body that was born missing half of one leg
…And much more!

Enjoy this engaging and eye-opening discussion for yoga, movement, and fitness geeks!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Jenni’s email newsletter

Strength for Yoga Remote Group Training – ongoing, interactive monthly strength program for yogis designed by Jenni & Travis

Online yoga class library & yoga anatomy workshops with Jenni

Strength for Yoga email newsletter

Article: Anatomic and Functional Leg-Length Inequality: A Review and Recommendation for Clinical Decision-Making (Knutson 2005)

Article: Does Lower-Limb Asymmetry Increase Injury Risk in Sport? A Systematic Review (Helme et al. 2021)

Article: The Relationship Between Asymmetry and Athletic Performance: A Critical Review (Maloney 2019)

To find out more about Travis Pollen: website / Instagram

Music used with generous permission from Dischord A Cappella.

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