Knee woes? Begone!

Do you suffer from the fruits of your glory days as a sports person? Or maybe you got into an automobile accident which left your knees in a  wreck. Perhaps you wore away your meniscus from dancing too many nights away? Well, if you’ve got knee problems, this is the post, for YOU.

Asanas such as like Tadasana (Mountain pose), Makrasana (Crocodile Pose), Veerasana (Hero Pose), Trikonasana (Triangle Pose), Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose) and Vrikshasana (Tree Pose) work great for the treatment of joint pain in your knees.

To practice these yoga poses for knees, simply follow these simple steps listed below…

Tadasana

Tadasana:

1. Stand upright
2. Hold your feet firmly on to the ground
3. Straighten your back
4. Breathe slowly
5. Inhale and exhale as it relaxes your body
6. Stay in this posture for sometime

Makrasana

Makrasana:

1. Sit upright
2. Fold your legs like in lotus position
3. Hold both of your toe tips with your respective hands
4. Try to lie on the ground with your legs still in this pose
5. Touch the ground with your head
6. Hold on for sometime
7. Slowly free the posture

Veerasana

1. Begin with the cat pose with both your knees and the hands on the ground
2. Slowly sit back with your legs folded inwards
3. Bring your hands back and keep them folded near the stomach
4. Inhale deeply
5. Exhale slowly
6. Relax

Trikonasana

Trikonasana:

1. Stand upright
2. Spread your legs
3. Balance your body in this posture
4. Slowly touch your one hand on the ground
5. Take the other hand up in the air
6. Stay in this posture for quite sometime
7. Release from the posture

In Yin Yoga, poses are held for an extended amount of time, anywhere from 3-8 minutes. These poses when practiced at home, can go on for an even longer amount of time. The reason for this is because practitioners of Yin yoga believe that long hold poses help to regenerate the Fascia. The Fascia is a thin layer of fibrous tissues which wraps around all our muscles and organs, and everytime we injure it, it causes minuscule tears. By maintaining a long hold stretch, the fascia is believed to strengthen and regenerate itself. When taken in this light, the joints of the knees are also believed to be able to strengthen and rejuvenate the synovial fluids which are lost and worn out over time.

Breathing exercises when practiced along with these postures help to provide relief from the acute pain in the joints. These exercises involve the lower limbs and provide relief from the knee pain. The breath exercises provide the desired oxygen to the muscles so it helps them rejuvenate and refreshes the mind as well as body.

These exercises should however be stopped if it causes strain to any part of the knee. It should be practiced in a very cool and comfortable manner in order to provide great flexibility to the knee movement and at the same time, make the muscles in and around the knee strong.