Loren Fishman, MD, assistant clinical professor, at Columbia Medical School, medical director at Manhattan Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, both in New York City, and author of several books on yoga for health including Healing Yoga: Proven Postures to Treat Twenty Common Ailments—from Backache to Bone Loss, Shoulder Pain to Bunions, and More.
While extremely rare, it is true that some yoga poses increase your risk for a stroke. Make sure you have a good teacher and avoid these risky poses.
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