How to Help Arthritis In Knees 


Introduction: Arthritis is a common problem that can cause pain and inflammation in the knees. Luckily, there are many ways to help manage arthritis and reduce pain. In this post, we will discuss is one of the best ways to help arthritis in knees.

Section 1: What is Arthritis?

Section 2: What are the Symptoms and Causes of Arthritis?

Section 3: How to help arthritis in the knees

Section 4: What kind of yoga helps arthritis in knees

Conclusion: Arthritis can be a debilitating condition, but there are many ways to help manage it and reduce pain. If you are struggling with arthritis in your knees, this post will give you a better understanding of the condition and why yoga is a perfect solution. You may be surprised at how much better you feel by doing just a little mindful yoga.

What is Arthritis?

Arthritis is a condition that affects the joints. The joints are the places where two bones meet. Arthritis can affect any joint in the body, but it is most common in the knees. The symptoms of arthritis vary from person to person, but they usually include pain, swelling, and stiffness. There is no one cure for arthritis, but there are many ways to help manage it and reduce pain.

 What are the symptoms and causes of arthritis?

Arthritis is a condition that affects the joints. It can be painful and cause difficulty moving around. The symptoms of arthritis can vary from person to person, but they usually include pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joints. Arthritis can also affect the skin around the joints. What causes arthritis, it is often seen as due to a variety of factors, including age, genetics, lifestyle choices, and the environment. However, if it was true that aging was the only cause of osteoarthritis in knees, we would all age the same way. Everyone over a certain age would be suffering. And this is clearly not the case. By the time we reach 50+ we have not all moved in the same way. We have not eaten the same foods. We do not have the same triggers for inflamation in the body. Only some older folk will be in need help with arthitis in knees



How to Help Arthritis in Knees

As we see there are different causes, there are also different treatments. Each person's experience with arthritis will be different. Some people find relief from traditional treatments such as medications and surgery. Many find that yoga helps because it becomes a way to support and build up the body for other physical activity.

One thing that health care professionals all do agree on is that regular exercise will help to keep the joints healthy and flexible. And this can be a challenge when many of us have been living sedentary lives.

What kind of yoga helps arthritis in knees


Doing yoga when you have arthritis in your knees is beneficial because it helps to improve flexibility, balance, and strength, can help to reduce inflammation and pain and specifically, through certain postures, it helps the knee joint to open. When done properly, yoga will not overwork the joint and cause more inflamation. It is important to check the type of yoga you will be doing to prevent any agressive overworking from happening.

When you know that arthritis can be aggravated by inactivity and can worsen if you don't move. You can go one of two ways. Either move less and avoid the pain. Or move excessively and push through any pain.

The middle way is to do a mindful yoga practice that does NOT stretch the muscles (for that can create instability in the joints) and respects the pain and stiffness, this is an excellent way to keep your joints lubricated. I teach such a method which is designed for joint renewal.

When taught properly, yoga can be perfect for flushing the knee joint and supports the creation of sinovial fluid* around the joint (rather like adding WD40) keeping the joints moving and lubricated.

*Sinovial fluid is a clear, colorless, and viscous fluid that lubricates and protects the joint surfaces. It is produced by the synovial cells in the joint. Sinovial fluid is produced in response to joint compression, warm temperatures, and muscular activity.

However, not all yoga is created equal. The yoga method I have developed for my Joint Renewal system is based on Kaiut which comes from Brazil. This type of yoga focuses on the joints. People who practice find that it helps to improve their joint flexibility, strength, and increases balance but without having to get into any fancy yoga poses or difficult positions.

Some people think that if they have knee pain, and if they have arthritis in their knees, they need to focus on that area of the body. But actually that is very limited, Kaiut yoga has a much more holistic approach. The principles of Kaiut are to reduce nervous tension in the body. To be very relaxed when practicing. And to approach ALL the joints in the body. Too many yoga classes these days are all about revving up the body or over extending it into positions that are unnatural. This is not optimal for healing or creating healthy joints. This will put wear and tear on the joints.



Older people doing yoga


So yes, if you want to address any arthritis in your knees, here's how to yoga regularly!

Step 1: Find a routine or teacher that works for you

Step 2: Stick to it! Stay committed.

Step 3: Keep a journal/log of the changes

And then also do your other forms of movement, which maybe excersising, going to the gym, playing sports or simply doing household chores like gardening, washing the car, vaccuming the house, riding a bike to do the shopping, walking the dogs

Many people have found the Kathy White Yoga 21 day Joint Renewal Program very beneficial from just 5 minutes a day you can begin to notice the difference. If you would like to download my free guide to Joint Renewal and more information about the program, you can do so by going to my website www.kathywhiteyoga.com

The Joint Renewal Guide


 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How Yoga Can Help with Hip Issues

Image
How yoga can help with hip function is by creating stability in the pelvis.   Good healthy hip function is achieved not by doing what most people think they need to do.  Stability in the pelvis is often overlooked when it comes to hip issues.    Most will try to open, expand, stretch their hips, and actually this is not dealing with the joint, but rather the muscles, ligaments and tendons around the joint. And often these movements and stretches are done without any regard for the foundation of structure and tone.  Although it might look as though you have more more flexibility in the short term, actually without creating a stable foundation in the pelvis, there can be instability in the long run. The Joint Renewal System is revolutionary as it looks a hip function from a much wider perspective.  How you move your ankles, your feet, and how you create stability in the pelvis all impact the healthy function of your hips.   A lack of stability in the pelvis is transfered into the hip joi
Read more

Thumbs Up - how yoga helps with stiffness and pain in the hands

Image
  You might be like many people over 50, who has found that as you age, arthritis in the hands , stiffness and general aging in the joints of the fingers has created certain weakness or discomfort when you try to use your hands for certain tasks.   I often have students ask me about the painful joints in their fingers and hands, could be the thumb joint, could be overall arthritic hands.    One task I often refer my students to is the Jam Jar Exercise .  How easy do you find it to open a jar?  Believe me, the manufacturers of jam jars have not made them any more difficult to open than 20 years ago!  But your hands might well have lost the strength they once had to open a jar.  Many yoga methods or approaches do not give specific attention to the hands or fingers, which is why in my joint renewal approach (which is designed specifically for folks over 50) I spend a lot of time teaching my students how to deal with strengthening and developing grip and dealing with other issues in their
Read more

Earth Day: How To Celebrate with Yoga

Image
4 simple yoga moves for Earth Day Earth day 2023 is Saturday 22nd April  Earth Day is a global initiative created to promote environmental awareness and to celebrate the natural environment. It was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. Earth Day is celebrated annually with events around the world. As the world faces more and more climate change issues and challenges,  yoga is able to give great benefit for the Earth.  Yoga is Ecological Many people don't think of yoga as particularly ecological, however I believe it is a fundamental practice we need for tacking these pressing environmental challenges that we currently face on Earth.   Yoga helps people to be more mindful of their bodies and their surroundings. Because we are approaching and practicing in a mindful way, yoga increases awareness of the breath, movements, and postures. With increased awareness there is more consciousness.  More consciousness is needed now more than ever for every single person, to ask themselves how ar
Read more