The workforce work for a long time, in order to resist the gravity of the head forward and down, the neck, back muscles need to be tense contraction, easy to cause muscle, ligament, joint capsule fatigue and relaxation, thus affecting the stability of the cervical spine, resulting in cervical spondylosis, cervical spondylosis brought pain believe that many office workers have deep experience, in order to alleviate the symptoms, many people in addition to physical therapy, but also choose to practice yoga to regulate, then practice yoga can cure cervical spondylosis? So can yoga cure cervical spondylosis?
Can practicing yoga cure cervical spondylosis?
The yoga practice can cure cervical spondylosis.
Correctly practicing yoga movements for exercising the neck can help prevent and eliminate cervical spondylosis, but it should be noted that practicing yoga for cervical spondylosis is for mild cervical spondylosis patients as well as cervical spondylosis prevention and rehabilitation, everyone should choose the practice according to their actual situation.
The benefits of practicing yoga for cervical spine patients
Long-term low head work, the back of the neck, shoulders, easy to produce soreness, swelling and other discomfort, neck activities are easily restricted, a few people even finger numbness, spinal curvature disappeared, long-term will also cause the brain blood supply and oxygen supply is insufficient, the spirit of long-term fatigue, daily appropriate yoga exercise, help spine activities, improve the cervical spine, lumbar spine discomfort.
Which yoga movements can cure cervical spondylosis
Cat Stretch
Practitioners kneel on the floor, support the body with both hands, inhale, spine downward extension, head up, neck up, while the hips up, exhale, with chest arch north, hanging head, neck down, tighten the abdominal machine head, so that the whole back as far up for up.
Effect: Practice this action can make the spine and surrounding muscle groups more flexible, so that the neck and shoulders, back muscles work in coordination.
Crescent Pose
Practitioner is in kneeling position, thighs and calves are vertical, both hands are placed on the side of the body, inhale, right leg takes a big step forward, toes point to strong, both hands are placed on both sides of the right foot, inhale with both hands against both ears, extend in the direction of the head, head is tilted back, left hand grabs the left ankle, right hand extends in the direction of the right ear, inhale and restore, then repeat the action on the other side.
Effects: Stretch the spine and strengthen the spinal nerves to prevent cervical spondylosis.
Scoliosis pose
The practitioner is in a standing position, legs together, arms raised above the head, inhale with hands parallel to the right, head to the right, body bent to the right, exhale back to the right, repeat ten times.
Effects: Helps to stretch the head, shoulders and cervical vertebrae, and plays a role in preventing cervical spondylosis.
Lateral Surrounding Pose
The practitioner sits upright, relaxes both shoulders, exhales while lowering the chin to the clavicle and stretching the back side of the neck, then inhales while moving the chin to the shoulder in the direction of the clavicle on one side and repeats on the other side, alternating between 3 to 5 groups, slowly inhales after the end, slowly moves the chin too high, keeps the front side of the neck stretched, breathes naturally 2 to 3 times, then relaxes the neck and repeats 3 to 5 groups.
Effects: These two sets of movements can relieve neck pressure, prevent and relieve tension, make the blood circulation in the head and neck more fluid, and also help relieve headaches.
What to pay attention to when practicing yoga for cervical spondylosis
In the process of practice, we should follow the practice from the whole to the local, first through the practice of the spine, strengthen the blood supply and circulation of the spine, as well as strengthen the muscles of the lower back, so that the blood circulation in the cervical spine area is smooth, and then slowly shift the focus of practice to the shoulder and cervical spine area, to help eliminate local bruising and swelling, with relaxation exercises in all directions of the neck, to relax the tight muscles, improve the soreness and fatigue, so as to reduce Cervical spondylosis symptoms.
People suffering from cervical spondylosis should pay attention to the fact that the cervical vertebrae are first stretched upward and then slowly backward when leaning back, you can use your hands to hold the back of the neck and relax the shoulders when maintaining the leaning back position, do not shrug your shoulders; when restoring the head, use your hands to hold the back of the head, which can reduce the pressure on the cervical spine.
