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5 Yoga poses for Knee Joint Pain
7 years ago | Yoga and You
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Knee pain is a very acute problem and quite common in the modern lifestyle. Our knee joint is a common site of acute or chronic joint injury that may significantly alter the normal daily activities since it plays an integral role in maintaining smooth limb mobility. These yoga poses can help prevent knee problems and disease and help you regain strength and flexibility of your Knees.
POSE 1 | UTKATASANA | Chair Pose
Utkatasana is a standing yoga posture that tones the entire body, particularly the thighs. The positioning of this asana is just like sitting on a chair except that you need to balance yourself without the use of a chair.
How to:
Stand straight with your spine stretched. Slowly and gently, bring your butt backwards and bend your knees until you’re in a sitting position. Now, raise your arms all the way upwards as you inhale and make sure your breathing normal deep breaths.
Why to:
This asana increases strength, balance and stability. It also strengthens the ankles, thighs, calves and spine. And it stimulates your abdominal organs, diaphragm and heart.
POSE 2 | PADANGUSTHASANA | Big Toe Pose
The Big Toe Pose or the Padangusthasana is one of the easier poses in yoga. It is one of the few poses that will help you to stretch all your muscles from head to toe.
How to:
Start by standing straight with your spine stretched out. Now, slowly bend down from the hips all the way down without bending your knees. Hold on to your big toes with your hands and lift back up gently to stretch your arms. Now, pushing your hands outwards, bend down all the way, resting your head against your knees.
Why to:
It calms the brain and helps relieve stress, anxiety and stimulates the liver and kidneys. It stretches the hamstrings and calves and strengthens the thighs. It also improves digestion.
POSE 3 | UTTHITA TRIKONASANA | Extended Triangle Pose
Utthita Trikonasana (Extended Triangle Pose) is a standing pose that gets its name from the Sanskrit words "utthita" meaning extended; "trikona" meaning three-angled or triangle and “asana” meaning seat or pose.
How to:
Start by standing straight and then slowly place your right leg at least 4 feet distance away on the mat. Now, slowly bend down towards your right foot from the hips without turning your body. Hold on to your big toe with your right hand and raise the other hand all the way up.
Why to:
This pose focuses more on the thighs and has many health benefits to offer. It helps to relieve stress and stretches and lengthens various parts of the body. Extended Triangle pose yoga has the ability to bring stability, strength and stamina in one’s life.
POSE 4 | ARDHA CHANDRASANA | Half Moon Pose
The Ardha Chandrasana derived its name from the Sanskrit words Ardha meaning "half", Chandra meaning "moon" or "luminous, as in the light from the moon", and Asana meaning "posture".
How to:
Place your right leg forward with at least a four feet distance between the two legs. Shift all your weight onto your right leg forward, place your hand down on the ground and raise your left leg up. Gently raise your left hand up and turn your head.
Why to:
This pose strengthens the thighs, ankles, abdomen, and buttocks. It opens the chest, shoulders, and torso, while lengthening the spine. This pose also stretches the groins, hamstrings, and calves.
POSE 5 |USTRASANA | Camel Pose
The name comes from the Sanskrit words Ushtra meaning "camel" and Asana meaning "posture" or "seat".
How to:
Start by sitting on your knees with your spine straight and stretched. Inhale deeply. As you exhale, slowly bend backwards, pushing your hips forwards, and slowly bringing your hands to your ankles. Hold on to this posture for as long as you can.
Why to:
At a stretch it opens the whole of the front of the body. The asana improves core strength, spinal, hip and shoulder flexibility and stamina.
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POSE 1 | UTKATASANA | Chair Pose
Utkatasana is a standing yoga posture that tones the entire body, particularly the thighs. The positioning of this asana is just like sitting on a chair except that you need to balance yourself without the use of a chair.
How to:
Stand straight with your spine stretched. Slowly and gently, bring your butt backwards and bend your knees until you’re in a sitting position. Now, raise your arms all the way upwards as you inhale and make sure your breathing normal deep breaths.
Why to:
This asana increases strength, balance and stability. It also strengthens the ankles, thighs, calves and spine. And it stimulates your abdominal organs, diaphragm and heart.
POSE 2 | PADANGUSTHASANA | Big Toe Pose
The Big Toe Pose or the Padangusthasana is one of the easier poses in yoga. It is one of the few poses that will help you to stretch all your muscles from head to toe.
How to:
Start by standing straight with your spine stretched out. Now, slowly bend down from the hips all the way down without bending your knees. Hold on to your big toes with your hands and lift back up gently to stretch your arms. Now, pushing your hands outwards, bend down all the way, resting your head against your knees.
Why to:
It calms the brain and helps relieve stress, anxiety and stimulates the liver and kidneys. It stretches the hamstrings and calves and strengthens the thighs. It also improves digestion.
POSE 3 | UTTHITA TRIKONASANA | Extended Triangle Pose
Utthita Trikonasana (Extended Triangle Pose) is a standing pose that gets its name from the Sanskrit words "utthita" meaning extended; "trikona" meaning three-angled or triangle and “asana” meaning seat or pose.
How to:
Start by standing straight and then slowly place your right leg at least 4 feet distance away on the mat. Now, slowly bend down towards your right foot from the hips without turning your body. Hold on to your big toe with your right hand and raise the other hand all the way up.
Why to:
This pose focuses more on the thighs and has many health benefits to offer. It helps to relieve stress and stretches and lengthens various parts of the body. Extended Triangle pose yoga has the ability to bring stability, strength and stamina in one’s life.
POSE 4 | ARDHA CHANDRASANA | Half Moon Pose
The Ardha Chandrasana derived its name from the Sanskrit words Ardha meaning "half", Chandra meaning "moon" or "luminous, as in the light from the moon", and Asana meaning "posture".
How to:
Place your right leg forward with at least a four feet distance between the two legs. Shift all your weight onto your right leg forward, place your hand down on the ground and raise your left leg up. Gently raise your left hand up and turn your head.
Why to:
This pose strengthens the thighs, ankles, abdomen, and buttocks. It opens the chest, shoulders, and torso, while lengthening the spine. This pose also stretches the groins, hamstrings, and calves.
POSE 5 |USTRASANA | Camel Pose
The name comes from the Sanskrit words Ushtra meaning "camel" and Asana meaning "posture" or "seat".
How to:
Start by sitting on your knees with your spine straight and stretched. Inhale deeply. As you exhale, slowly bend backwards, pushing your hips forwards, and slowly bringing your hands to your ankles. Hold on to this posture for as long as you can.
Why to:
At a stretch it opens the whole of the front of the body. The asana improves core strength, spinal, hip and shoulder flexibility and stamina.
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