A Miracle Cure for Sore Joints

Women over 50 can enjoy active living by practicing this at home yoga program to free the joints.

Muscles move joints. Moving the muscles keeps the joints lubricated. Joint freeing exercise keeps the muscles strong enough to build the smooth function of the joint. Use this at home video program as a miracle cure for sore joints.

Joint Freeing Exercises Reduce Arthritis Pain

Yoga helps relieve arthritis pain in several ways.

  • as discussed above, movement is your medicine
  • as the joints are “pumped” with fluids, inflammatory compounds are flushed away
  • yoga emphasizes slow, relaxing movement which calms pain centres in the brain

The best type of yoga for arthritis is modified so no one joint is pushed to its limits. This means it’s contraindicated to pull on a toe or grab an elbow and force into a shape. Poses should be easeful, pain free and enjoyable. Hot yoga may aggravate inflammation, especially with rheumatoid arthritis.

This at home video series has modifications for yoga poses for those with osteoarthritis. For example, the chair based or standing options are helpful for those who find weight bearing on knees uncomfortable or if getting down to the floor isn’t possible. It’s a miracle cue for sore joints for so many of my clients, including me!

Yoga Can Do Yoga Safely with Osteoporosis

Carefully choosing a mindful type of yoga, where exercises are modified to keep the spine neutral is best. Yoga is an excellent program for osteoporosis because:

  • yoga improves balance and preventing falls is crucial
  • yoga is weight bearing which helps build bone
  • yoga emphasizes relaxation which can alleviate the stress of a chronic condition

The Joint Freeing Series is one of the best weight bearing exercises for osteoporosis, is very safe, stretches all muscles and strengthens the core.

In this simple series of movements, you’ll exercise each of your joints in a specific order and under no load.

The yoga therapy approach is about small changes in movement patterns repeated frequently. To use this program, plan to spend about 20 minutes a day, maybe two times per day. As you become more familiar with the movements, you will require less time. But please don’t rush the movements. It is essential that you follow the breath cues.

Basic Practice: Chair Version

Very helpful for those with physical restrictions or pain, such as arthritis, joint replacements or reduced fitness, this exercise series utilizes a chair. That means no getting up and down from the floor! It’s like a miracle cue for sore joints.

Version Two: Some weight bearing on knees

Here’s a different take on the same movements. This would be a great warm up series prior to your sport or other exercise, as well as a great good morning routine on its own.

Lying Down Version: Suitable for Bed

This version is entirely done lying down. We show how to get up and down from the floor using a chair (no weight on your sore knee!) but you can also follow along in bed. This is a great morning stretch sequence that is like a miracle cure for sore joints.

Version Four: Standing (most active)

When you are good with balancing on one leg briefly and weight bearing on the knees, this version is a nice change. It is a complete workout as it is, or use this warm up as a prelude to full yoga postures or your exercise of choice.

For more information, questions or to get Cheryl’s advice on specific issues, please contact her. You may also be interested in creating a regular yoga practice with her in group classes. She’s always happy to connect with fellow yogis!

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