Yoga FAQs Glossary of Terms

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Breathing: The process of respiration, during which air is inhaled into the lungs through ...

Chronic: In medicine, lasting a long time. A chronic condition is one that lasts 3 months ...

Chronic pain: Pain (an unpleasant sense of discomfort) that persists or progresses over ...

Informatics: The application of computers and statistics to the management of information....

Meditation: A typically self-directed practice for relaxing the body and calming the mind....

Neck: The part of the body joining the head to the shoulders. Also, any narrow or constric...

Oxygen: The odorless gas that is present in the air and necessary to maintain life. Oxygen...

Pain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pa...

Pharmacy: A location where prescription medications are sold. A pharmacy is constantly sup...

Posture: The carriage of the body as a whole, the attitude of the body, or the position of...

Spine: 1) The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects ...

Strain: 1. An injury to a tendon or muscle resulting from overuse or trauma. 2. A heredita...

Stress: In a medical or biological context stress is a physical, mental, or emotional fact...

Surgery: The branch of medicine that employs operations in the treatment of disease or inj...

Therapy: The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment.

Wrist: The part of the hand that is nearest the forearm and consists of the carpal bones a...

YAMA: See: Caspase 3.