Yoga To Cure Arthritis

Are you having constant pain on the back? Does it feel stiff sometime? Or are you having severe pains in the wrists and knee joints? Then may be you are suffering from arthritis.

Arthritis is a kind of disease, which results in swelling or inflammation of the body joints. It is one of the most common diseases in the world. According to many people, arthritis only occurs to the aged people. But age is not a bar to this disease. Even teenagers, children and young adults can also get affected by this disease.

When the condition of the soft tissues which cover and protect the joints deteriorate, it leads to arthritis. As a result, the bones of the patient rub with one another and results in severe pain.

Arthritis can be cured by practicing Yoga. Yoga poses help to strengthen the joints and therefore results in dealing with and preventing arthritis. It also helps the joints to function normally and decrease the risk of being stiff.

Read along the article to know more about the Yoga poses which help to deal with arthritis.

• Sukhasana or the easy pose: It is one of the traditional pose of meditation. This pose helps to slow down the metabolism rate, straighten the spine and to promote the inner tranquility.
  
  
  Method
  
  
  Sit down on the floor or a Yoga Mat.
  Cross your legs, placing your feet below your knees.
  Clasp your hands around your knees.
  Keep your head and body straight.
  
  
• Shoulder stretches: This pose is great to relive the tension and stress on the shoulders.
  
  
  Method
  Reach your arm across your chest with your upper arm close to your collar bone.
  Take your other hand and grab the crossed arm's elbow.
  Pull your arm closer to your body and stretch your shoulder.
  Now do the other shoulder.
  Repeat a couple of times.
  
  
• Wrist bending: Wrists are badly affected by arthritis, and specially by Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis. Through wrist bending and stretching of wrists, the situation can be improved.
  
  
  Method
  
  Remain in the Sukhasana or comfortable cross-legged pose.
  Get conscious of your entire body.
  Keep your spinal chord and the neck Straight.
  Keep your eyes open.
  Out stretch your hands to the shoulder level.
  We have to move the hand from wrist joint upward and downward.
  Inhale deep and raise your hand upward from the wrist joint with fingers sticking together.
  Bend the wrist in such a way that all the fingers point to the ceiling while the palm back remains visible.
  Exhale when moving the palm downward from the wrist joint.
  The fingers should remain erect and straight.
  Repeat this exercise ten times with alternate hands.
  After the exercise is over, relax and place both the hands back on the knees.
  Keep your eyes closed and concentrate on the wrist joints.
  Feel the stretching sensation of forearm muscles.
  Open your eyes after a while and get ready for the next set of exercise.
  
  
• Ankle rotation: Ankle rotation is helpful to avoid tendon or muscle strain. It makes the ankles more flexible.
  
  
  Method
  
  Get yourself in the primary position.
  Set the legs little apart and straight.
  Rotate your feet clockwise and anti-clockwise, with the heels touching the floor.
  Concentrate on your ankle movement whether they are moving in a correct direction or not.
  Rotate your foot simultaneously or alternatively if you are not able to do it simultaneously.
  Remain attentive of the ankles.
  Breath easy and natural.
  Practice this for ten times thereafter place the legs together.
  Rotate both your ankles ten times at first clockwise and then anti-clockwise.
  Keep the toes together.
  Do not allow the knees to be stirred.
  Keep your body straight and erect.
  Perform this also with closed eyes.
  Remain attentive of your breathing pattern.
  Open your eyes and get ready for the next set of practice.

• Hand Clenching: hand clenching is very good for for those people who have arthritis or Osteoarthritis.
  
  
  Method

          Sit in Sukhasana or comfortable cross-legged pose.

          Keep your spinal chord and neck straight.

          Keeping your eyes open.

          Stretch both the hands forward at shoulder level..

          Keep the elbows straight.

          Now stretch out the fingers wide apart.

         Inhale deep and form a clenched fist with the thumb inside.

         Exhale and stretch out the fingers.

         This is the first cycle of practice.

         Repeat this ten times with both hands.

         Perform this with closed eyes.

         Remain fully focused on the fingers of your hand.

Put the hands back on the thigh when the exercise is over.

There are also many other Yoga poses which will help you to deal with arthritis and other health problems. So, what are you waiting for? Go and give a try.