YOGA FOR KNEE PAINS

December 25, 2011 by admin in Genral Health with 0 Comments

The knee joint is the largest and most complex and therefore the most stressed joint in the body. This complexity is the main reason for knee pain. The knee pain is also referred as arthritis. Many older people suffer from knee pain. This knee pain is not only restricted to old people; young people are also getting affected by it due to dancing, athletics etc.

CAUSES FOR KNEE PAIN:

Knee pain occurs due to the disorders that involve the knee joint, tissues, or bones joining the knees, nerves that connect knees etc.
The most common risk factors for knee pains are old age, inappropriate way of doing exercises, miss alignment of knees, hypertension injuries etc. Hypertension results when the joints are over flexible.
Often knee pains are also caused by heredity.
Knee pains also occur because of the way we walk and stand. While standing our body weight should be equally distributed on both feet.
Sometimes improper practicing of yoga may also lead to knee pain. So, yoga should be practiced under proper guidance.

SYMPTOMS OF KNEE PAIN:

Fever
Deformities appear on the leg.
Difficulty in extending the knee.
Swelling in the knee.
Inability to bear any weight on the knee.

YOGA FOR KNEE PAIN:

Yoga helps in removal of unwanted toxins in joints and improves blood circulation.
The strength and flexibility in knees can be improved by yoga.
The knee cap is kept in alignment with the help of inner and outer quadriceps. Yoga strengthens this quadriceps.
The action of squeezing and releasing a body part during yoga sends lot of nutrient rich blood to area that is affected.
For arthritis patients slow and flexible movement of joints is essential. But the problem is if the patient tries to move the joint pain increases and so the patient does not move the joint and therefore the pain increases.

YOGA POSES FOR KNEE PAIN:

TADASANA:

Stand straight and hold feet firmly on the ground.
Breathe slowly by straightening your back.
Inhale and exhale.
Stay in this posture for some time.

MAKRASANA:

Fold your legs in upright position by sitting upright.
By holding both of your toe tips with respective hands try to lie on the ground with legs in still that pose.
Touch the ground with your head.
Hold on some time and slowly free the posture.

VEERASANA:

With both knees and hands on the ground slowly sit backward with your legs folded inwards.
Fold the hands and near the stomach.
Inhale deeply and exhale slowly.

TRIANGLE POSE:

Stand straight and spread your legs by balancing the body.
Take one arm up in the air and with the other hand slowly touch the ground.
Hold on for some time and release from posture.

LEG RAISES:

Lie down with your back on the floor, keep arms by your side and be straight.
The right leg is raised as high as possible while inhaling and lowered down while exhaling.
Repeat this for left leg. This is repeated 2-3 times.
Now, the right leg is raised and held with both hands, pulled towards you as much as possible.
Repeat the above step for left leg.

PRANAYAMA:

In this, air is inhaled through right nostril and exhaled through both nostrils by creating a sound of honeybee (hmm) from throat.
This is found to be very affective in arthritis patients.

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