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Recovery after surgery is difficult. Sometimes healing can take a long time. Yoga provides gentle movement and mobility to the body and can aid in recovery. This helps reduce the anxiety that commonly occurs after major procedures.
A 2008 study found that practicing yoga reduced post-operative distress and had better health outcomes in breast patients, as well as fewer complications.
Some Benefits of Post Operative Yoga
Reduced stress: Surgery can be a stressful experience. Practicing yoga helps calm the mind, making them and anxiety easier to manage.
Improved physical condition: Yoga helps improve strength, flexibility and balance, leading to a shorter recovery time after surgery.
Improved circulation: Many yoga poses help improve circulation, which encourages increased blood flow and oxygen to the healing area.
Improved Immune System: Yoga has been shown to boost the immune system and may help reduce the risk of infection after surgery.
Pain Relief: Yoga can help reduce pain and also reduce dependence on pain medication after surgery.
Avoid anything that may cause stress or discomfort to the surgical site.
Today we are going to tell you 3 asanas which you can practice regularly and also regular practice of these yogasanas after surgery gives the body mobility and also helps in recovery.
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So now let’s take a detailed look at those 3 Yogasanas
1. Rope Pulling Pose, Rajju Karshanasana
Follow the steps below to reap the maximum benefits of this asana.
How to do
1. Sit on the floor with legs straight and together.
2. With eyes open, imagine that a rope is hanging in front of the body.
3. Inhale while going up with the right hand to grab the rope at a high point.
4. Keeping the elbows straight, look up and while exhaling, gently pull down as if pulling the rope down.
5. Repeat with the left hand to complete the first round following the lower hand movements of the eyes.
6. Make sure that both hands do not move at the same time.
7. Practice this round of Yogasana five to ten times.
Advantages:
1. This yoga pose stretches the upper back muscles by loosening the shoulder joints.
2. It strengthens the breast and develops the chest muscles.
3. Helps frozen shoulders.
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2. Dynamic Meru Vakrasana Or Dynamic Spinal Twist
Follow the steps below to reap the maximum benefits of this asana.
How to do
1.Sit on the floor with both legs spread.
2. Keep the legs as far apart as is comfortable.
3. Do not bend the knees.
4. Place hands at shoulder level.
5. Keeping the arms straight, turn to the left and bring the right hand down towards the left big toe.
6. While twisting the trunk to the left, the straight left arm should be known behind the back.
7. Keeping both in a straight line, turn the head to the left and look at the left outstretched hand.
8. Thus a round takes place. Ten such rounds should be practiced. And start slowly and then increase the speed.
Advantages:
Good for eyes
Reducing stress
Builds endurance
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3. Boat pose rowing
Follow the steps below to reap the maximum benefits of this asana.
How to do
1. One should imagine the method of driving a boat by sitting with both legs spread apart.
2. Hold the hands tightly as if holding the oars of a boat with the palms facing down.
3. After exhaling, straighten the arms by bending comfortably from the hip to the front side.
4. Inhale and bend back.
5. Lean back as far as possible and bring the hands to the shoulders.
6. Allow the arm to move in a full circular motion.
7. Exhale and bend forward from the hips.
8. Keep the legs straight throughout. Do five to ten rounds of this Yogasana.
9. Then reversing the direction you are going in the opposite direction.
Advantages:
1. It has very good effect on pelvis and stomach.
2. This yoga pose is excellent for toning the pelvic and abdominal nerves and organs.
3. Prevents sciatica and helps strengthen the back.
4. This yoga pose tones the back, abs and arm muscles.
5. Less belly fat and back fat
6. Helps frozen shoulder.
Conclusion
In the above session, we have mentioned three yoga poses which you can practice regularly to give your body gentle movement and activity. It also helps in recovery. This helps to reduce the anxiety that commonly occurs after a major procedure. Yoga practice has also been shown to improve the health of breast patients by reducing postoperative pain and complications.
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