Yoga treatment of Arthritis

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•             Subtle yoga asanas are useful for treating arthritis disease.

•             They are meant for beginners and for people who are weak or sick.

•             People with heart issues or high blood pressure can also perform them.

•             Before beginning the different type of positions (asanas), practise shavasana to relax your body  physically and mentally.

Arthritis Treatment through Yoga

Yoga will beneficially influence the various joints and organs of the body. although it looks very easy, it's subtle effects on the practitioner. Sukshma vjajama in Sanskrit, that means the ‘subtle exercise’ is a helpful (useful) yoga asan in arthritis treatment.

This series of exercises ought to be performed at the start of the daily position session to loosen the joints and build the muscles supple. They're conjointly supposed for beginners and for people who are weak or sick, also as for individuals with heart issues or high blood pressure or stiffness within the body.

 Before beginning the asanas practise shavasana to relax your body physically and mentally. Lie flat (slide down) on your back, legs separated with hands beside you, palms facing upwards. try and loosen all of your muscles and joints. Become freed from all kinds of tension. Feel your body; become conscious of your breath. you're restful. Watch your breath; see that it's natural and spontaneous, while not force. Count your breaths.

During the practice of count the breaths don’t suppress any thoughts. Watch them as a witness, while not being showing emotion involved them. Your main concern is to relax the entire mind and body. For the present forget all of your worries, anxieties and worldly issues. once a couple of minutes slowly move your arms and feet and stay up. currently you're mentally and physically ready to start out pawanmuktasana.

Toe bending

•           Assume the bottom posture with legs stretched directly ahead of the body. i.e. Danda position

•           Place the hands on the ground by the side of the trunk. Lean(slide) backward taking support on the straight arms- Become conscious of the toes.

•            Move the toes of each feet slowly forward and backward, keeping the feet rigid.

•            Repeat ten times.

Ankle bending

•            Remain within the base position as in exercise one.

•            Move each feet backward and forward the maximum amount as possible, betiding them from the ankle joint joints.

•            Repeat ten times.