Posted on September 13, 2007 in Latest News
According to Howard Kent, director of the UK charity Yoga for Health Foundation, if stress can cause disease then “peace and calm can cause health.”
You may wonder if I am out of my head if I suggest you yoga as an effective remedy for arthritis. But, wait on think about it yoga will definitely help relieve arthritis symptoms.
Arthritis patients suffer from a lack of moisture in the connective tissues, and Yoga helps increase the fluid to the joints and muscles. There is a yoga pose for any kind of pain and the idea is that by bringing attention to the painful area, you’re bringing movement and fluid to it also.
Heat is very good for the joints and Yoga helps create this heat in the person through physiological activities like breathing and moving
Yoga poses can be tailored for different joints; for example, a common arthritic problem is swelling of the fingers and knuckle joints.
In cases where the condition is not too severe and the person suffers mild to moderate pain, a series of poses can be worked on so as to lengthen and spread the fingers. Hand stretches also create energy flow to the area that eventually moves to the fingers.
People who suffer from arthritic hips may also find relief in particular yoga poses. Poses are assigned in accordance to the severity of the pain. These poses help relieve pain in the hips and are designed to open the hips.
These poses help bring movement, fluid and mobility to the hip flexors. The main aim of the posture is to rotate and allow the hip flexors to expand and become lubricated.
Before practicing Yoga it is important to tell the yoga teacher about any condition or problems that you have, as yoga postures are very adaptable to different abilities.
This is because depending on the extent of an injury or the severity of pain yoga postures will be taught,also props like cushions and blankets will be given which will help you get the benefits of a pose without straining the body or the joints.
It is also important to educate yourself about the different styles of yoga that are widely available. This is essential because this way you would not have to do postures which require extensive body movement which is not suitable for your condition.
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