Yoga with cervical osteochondrosis: exercises, contraindications and recommendations

A person with osteochondrosis is often disturbed by noise in the ears, headaches, nausea, dizziness, neck and face muscles tension. Intuitively, a person does exercises taken from yoga, trying to get rid of tension: he makes head turns around the circumference, tilts it. After such occupations, unpleasant sensations if they do not pass completely, then at least muffled. In this article we will learn how yoga helps with osteochondrosis.

In this case, the mobility of the vertebrae is limited, the ligaments are short, the muscles are tightened. Check how much the vertebrae are mobile and the muscles are developed, in an elementary way: flex the arms in the elbows, place the palms parallel to the ears in 15 centimeters from them. Try to reach first the right ear to the corresponding palm, then change. Do not tilt the head, use only the muscles of the neck.

Self-diagnosis

Let's first consider the symptoms that can not be ignored, so that osteochondrosis does not start. So, what should alert you?

1. The pain and discomfort in the neck and back are always in one position.
2. At the end of the day, there is an ache, which gives in the shoulders, a feeling of chronic fatigue, discomfort in the nape of the neck.
3. Cold hands, numbness of fingertips, accompanied by dizziness. When flexing a limb, difficulties are experienced.
4. Crunching of bones when trying to turn the head in either direction.
5. When probing the neck, there are no easy sites that exude acute pain, as if thousands of needles pierced this area.
6. Drawing pains in the area of the scapulae when the head is tilted.
7. If you lie on your back on a flat surface, dizziness arises with the urge to nausea, but if the head rises slightly higher, it completely disappears.
8. The ringing in the ears is heard, while the vertigo is lost with ease.
9. Feels dull, aching pain, ascending to the head from the spine.
10. In the morning it is difficult to tilt or turn your head to the side.

If you find these symptoms immediately go to the doctor. In this case, you can also help yoga in the osteochondrosis of the thoracic region.

Modern recovery techniques

Immediately it is worth mentioning that modern techniques recommended for the prevention and treatment of this disease, use basic exercises of yoga. Oxisase, collanetics, pilates, bodyflex, stretching are the most popular directions that are aimed at restoring muscle tone and developing mobility. Exercise systems, once borrowed from Ayurveda, are primarily aimed at correcting the physical condition.

So, how does yoga work with osteochondrosis of the lumbar region? During the lesson, the instructor gives exercises on individual muscle groups, while not touching the mental plane. It is worth noting that the above techniques are also effective for restoring the muscle corset, restoring elasticity and mobility of ligaments, while in their case the disease about itself nevertheless periodically resembles.

Yoga with lumbar osteochondrosis or another form of it is a correction of the spiritual, physical plane of the individual. Diseases occur when the movement of energy that occurs inside your body is disturbed. Words, thoughts, actions can worsen or heal well.

In addition, during such activities, actions, habits, words, food and regime change. The causes of osteochondrosis in yoga are called scandal, lies, in addition, the use of antibiotics, alcohol.

Yoga with osteochondrosis of the spine

Exercising breathing exercises and asanas will ease the pain, relieve spasm, and for a while will restore mobility. For an optimal result, you need to change food, habits, words, thoughts. Yoga is a path of perfection, therefore, it is necessary to exert force in order to settle the conflict between the physical and spiritual body.

Initially, exercises are carried out from the sitting position, cross-legged. You need to keep your back straight. If this situation is difficult to maintain, then you can put a book, a bar under the buttocks.

Breath

Begins with breathing yoga with cervical osteochondrosis (or any other form of it). We inhale through the nose. The chest and stomach on the inhale widen, narrowing in exhalation. When the duration and number of exhalations and breaths are interleaved, the update and recovery processes are started:

• We draw breath in three counts, we exhale one;
• A sharp breath and on three counts a very smooth exhalation;
• Close the right nostril with your finger, then perform quick breaths-exhales through the left for a minute, then we change hands and nostrils;
• Full breath: through the abdomen a deep breath, then the chest, then the collarbone, twice as long as the inhalation exhalation in the opposite direction.

Asanas

During an exacerbation, yoga with osteochondrosis will also help you. Exercises in this case only need to be performed very slowly, so that the condition does not worsen. Do not forget to breathe properly.

1. Tilt the left shoulder to the head, then to the right, thereby stretching the muscles of the neck.
2. Turn your head: to the right, hold for 10 seconds, then to the left, hold for 10 seconds. Lower your head down, trying to reach the jugular hollow with your chin, hold it for a while, then tilt your head back, hold it.
3. Raise your hands up, turn the inhalation body to the right, to the left - to the exhalation.
4. Make a circle with your head in the right side, then in the left.
5. Make the asana "cat". For this, stand on all fours, gently bend your back. Head back up, as if trying to get the top of your buttocks. Then make a deflection in the opposite direction: press your chin to your chest, pull the stomach and stretch your back like a cat. Exercise very slowly.
6. Pull over your head arms, stretch up the crown, feel how the spine is stretched.
7. Stand on your feet, raise your hands above your head. Lean on the exhalation to the right leg, while trying to touch the foot, go back to inhalation in the starting position. Then lean out on your left leg. Keep your back straight. Exercise for 2 minutes.
8. Do the exercise "cobra". For this, lie on your stomach, put your palms near your chest. Raise yourself on the inspiration on your hands, throwing your head back. Keep your hands straight. Breathing is free, the thorax is open. Hold the position for 20 seconds.

It should be noted that yoga for osteochondrosis presupposes constant listening to your sensations - there should be no acute pain, while tremor and sipping say that the muscles began to receive the optimal load.

Food

If you plan to get rid of the ailments with the help of yoga, then you need to make changes in your diet. Eat more plant food. From the use of nicotine, alcohol, preservatives and antibiotics, discard altogether. All that was received as a result of processing products, for consumption is not good: pickled fruits and vegetables, sausages, canned food.

Do not eat yesterday's side dishes and soups. Learn how to cook as much food as you eat at a time. Even tea, which has been standing for several hours, as a result becomes poison.

Yoga with cervical osteochondrosis helps to restore the mobility of the spine, strengthen the immune system, develops flexibility. At the same time, proper nutrition instantly leads to tonus. In addition, getting rid of destructive thoughts and words will help to establish harmony with the world and preserve health.

In this case, do not forget that in osteochondrosis it is better to initially use therapeutic exercises. They have a medical base and are strictly dosed for the spine. With the help of them you will get rid of neck pain and headaches, you can restore muscle tone, and eliminate tension. After restoration, it is recommended to start already and to yoga.

Result

Yoga with osteochondrosis allows to achieve the following results:

• Improves the elasticity of muscles;
• Blood circulation is normalized, which makes it possible to supply the damaged department with nutrients;
• Honed posture;
• The mobility of the vertebrae is normalized, eliminating the possibility of displacement during exercise;
• The problematic part of the spine is stretched, that on the cartilaginous tissue reduces the load, avoiding infringement of the nerves;
• The nutrition of the joints and intervertebral discs is restored.

Contraindications

Yoga with osteochondrosis is good because it can be practiced at any time of the day, regardless of age and physical fitness level of a person. Therefore, almost everyone can be engaged in it with osteochondrosis.

And finally ...

Do not more than 3 times a week do exercises that have passed the test of time, get rid of discomfort, restore the correct functioning of the spine. Feel the taste of life! Many were able to evaluate the result of their studies on their own, after which they said goodbye to their pains forever.