Here are 6 simple Yoga moves that can cure your arthritis

This asana is to strengthen your spine and hip. It removes stiffness, the biggest trouble for arthritis patients.

Steps:

1.      Lie down on the yoga mat with your feet flat on the floor.

2.      Now push up your hip area off the floor with while exhaling. Keep your neck and head on the floor and the rest of your body in the air.

3.      Use your hands to push down for added support. You can also clasp your fingers just below your raised back.

4.      Hold for 5 seconds and do not overdo or exhaust yourself while doing it.

5.      Repeat it 5 times. 

Stretching is a very basic exercise essentially recommended to arthritis patients. If you are doing basic stretching every day, it’ll surely help to stay in the pink of your health.

Steps:

1.      Sit flat on the floor with legs stretched out and palms on your knees keeping your back straight. Stretch your toes forward and then backward. Repeat the practice for 20 times. Do the same with your ankles.

2.      Rotate your ankles clock-wise and then anti-clockwise, 5 time each.

3.      Stretch out your arms, keep them straight, make a fist with little force and exhale forcefully while exhaling. Repeat the practice 10-15 times.

4.      Rotate your wrists ankles clock-wise and then anti-clockwise, 5 time each.

The finest asana to strengthen your thighs, hips and arms is Veerasana. The asana increases movement around the joints and is strongly recommended for arthritis patients.

Steps:

1.      Sit on the yoga mat with your legs stretched out and back straight.

2.      Bend your left leg at the knees and place the toes of the foot under your left buttock. Make sure you don’t put all your weight on this leg.

3.      Now bend your right leg at the knees and place the sole of that foot on the thigh of the left leg.

4.      Extend your hands in front of you and raise them over your head.

5.      Bend them at the elbow and join your palms. Bring them to the front together. 

It tones up your joints and increases blood circulation around them which relieves stiffness. Apart from that, it also tones the muscles of your stomach and abdomen.

Steps:

1.      Stand with your legs together.

2.      Gradually raise your left foot, put the heel on the right knee while standing straight.

3.      Try to balance, joint your palms and form the Namaste position with your fingers pointing towards the ceiling.

4.      Hold the position for some time and repeat the same steps with right leg.

The triangle pose is most recommended because it relives your neck and shoulder pain. Apart from that, it also strengthens your legs, knees, ankles and chest. Experts strongly recommend trilokasana for the patients suffering form joint stiffness.

Steps:

1.      Stand straight and keep your legs apart.

2.      Bring left foot outwards with your toes pointed towards outside, take your right arm up and keep the left arm straight, stuck to the body.

3.      Stretch your arms to the sides bring the left arm down and try to touch the left ankle with your knees and back straight.

4.      Now look upside and keep the right arm straight up.

5.      Repeat the same with right leg and practice 10 times.