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Entry TypeAssessment
Client/GroupYoga Therapy for Joint Health in a Population of Seniors Seeking to Improve and Maintain Mobility
Entry CategoryIntended Case Study
Select your mentorBrahmi Romero
Intake
Assessment
Proposed number of sessions4
Location of sessionsSenior Citizen Center
Planned time per session90-120
Presenting ProblemYoga Therapy For Joint Health In A Population Of Seniors Seeking To Improve and Maintain Mobility/Flexibility
Physical

8 senior citizens registered for the class. All seniors are able to walk without assistance.

Maria C. had a hip surgery earlier this year. It had to do with adding some kind of artificial cartilage to her hip. She also has arthritis in the hands.

Fatima has hurt her right shoulder recently while cleaning.

Client/Group goalsJoint health maintenance, mobility/flexibility
Energetic

Maria O. has the right nasal passage partially blocked by a growth. This makes it hard for her to breath deeply. She is in the process of finding a doctor to help her with this problem.

The rest of the group’s breathing is normal.

Emotional

All the members of the group seemed to be emotionally stable and friendly.

Fatima ‘manages’ her stress by eating.
Magrith reads.
Guillermina prays and listens to music.
Gaby has level of stress is high. She manages her stress by yelling and crying, and something else (I could not read the hand writing).

Spiritual orientation and needs

All of the seniors seemed to care for each other. They advised each other, smiled and helped each other.
All of the seniors in the group have a spiritual orientation – it can be related to family, music, feeling connection to love and peace, God and service.

Intellectual / Sense of self

All of the members of the group seem to feel well with their sense of self.

Yoga philosophy/wisdom research reference(s)

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Translation and Commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda
Reframed Yoga Philosophy:
o Ahimsa starting with ourselves and our own bodies.
o Satya starting with ourselves and how we really feel.
o Our true nature is experienced in a calm mind state.
o When we quiet the mind, we experience a deep sense of peace.

o Walking this road of life with Love (Bhakti)
• Go for your dreams with all of your heart - never give up on your dreams.
• Feel love for all without attachment to any attachment or expectation.

Scientific research reference(s), why chosen, how you plan to incorporate 1-3

This review of articles on yoga for person with arthritis says “yoga incorporates several elements of exercise that may be beneficial for arthritis including moving joints through their full range of motion (such as flexion, extension, adduction, abduction and rotation) increases flexibility, while standing poses promote balance and the strengthening and stabilizing of muscles, and improves proprioception to reduce falls.”

Haaz S, Bartlett SJ. Yoga for arthritis: a scoping review. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2011 Feb;37(1):33-46. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2010.11.001. Epub 2010 Dec 3. PMID: 21220084; PMCID: PMC3026480.

Approval Notice
Your care plan should be approved by your mentor, with any amendments they suggested, prior to your remaining Yoga Therapy sessions.
Questions for Mentor

Can you give me some pointers on how to sprinkle some yoga wisdom for them in the class.

Care PlanOutline should be a practice adapted to the needs of that client/group, including:
  • Check in, centering, balanced hatha yoga set considering contraindications, relaxation (with imagery as appropriate),
  • balanced pranayama considering contraindications, meditation/centering.
  • Please include at least one suggestion from Karma, Bhakti, Raja, or Jnana Yoga tailored for this client/group.
  • Over time, we want to see something from each branch, selected, adapted and re-framed appropriately. Tools from each module should be used (not on each client/group – but overall)
The outline should show the sequence of practices as you plan to offer them.
Your care plan proposal should be approved by the mentor before session 2 if possible, or 3 if approval is delayed by mentor.
Session
Session Instructions (Not Mentoring)Your session outline should be a practice adapted to the needs of that client, including:
  • Check in, centering, balanced hatha yoga set considering contraindications, relaxation (with imagery as appropriate),
  • Balanced pranayama considering contraindications, meditation/centering.
  • Include at least one suggestion from Karma, Bhakti, Raja, or Jnana Yoga tailored for this client.
Over time, we want to see something from each branch, selected, adapted and re-framed appropriately.
Tools from each module should be used (not on each client – but overall)
Final Client/Group ReportAfter seeing your client/group (for at least 4 sessions including interactive intake)
Please remember practicum is a learning experience. You’ll learn more from sharing what’s accurate than from what might “look good”. Things you did well, not so well, problems and questions are all valid and useful tools to teach you. We can’t serve you to become the best clinician you can be if you don’t share your challenges and mistakes. Success is anything from which you learn. You can continue to add Session entries after submitting this Final Client/Group Report.
Report briefly on each Kosha belowProgress toward wellness or worsening reported by the client/group or that you observed in the following areas
Additional Information
Personal reflection from doing client/group.
Notify Mentor?Notify Mentor of Updates/Completion