As a human we all get body pain, sprains, injuries and broken bones by unawareness of our body. If you are into more of physical workplace environment, you certainly know what i am talking about. Lifting of heavy loads resulting to pain and certain joint problems. One of the joints that may suffer from this toll of work is our hips.
Many people have experienced hip pain and many even require hip-replacement surgery to correct what the problem is. But will you have to undergo such when you can even manage the pain through some yoga tricks? There is yoga for hip pain that you can make use of when dealing with pain – whether chronic or not.
“This yoga should be practiced with firm determination and perseverance, without any mental reservation or doubts.” Bhagavad Gita
Why Is There Hip Pain?
Hip pain is caused by simple factors such as stressing your hip joint. It usually occurs in people living an active lifestyle such as walkers, joggers, athletes, and even yoga practitioners too. When there is a problem with the adductors and abductors muscle of the body, it will result in the grinding and deterioration of your hip joints leading to hip pain.
Yoga For Hip Pain
Despite the fact that yoga may also cause hip pain (only if you are not careful with the proper execution of the poses), there are also yoga poses for hip pain treatment. These poses will give you relief from pain on the hips as well as strengthen the muscles that should be improved to prevent more future pains.
1. Happy baby poses (Ananda Balasana)
Lie on your back on the plain surface. Bend your left knee towards your left armpit and hold the outside edge of the foot with your left hand. Make sure that your left arm is on the outside of your left leg. Use the strength of your upper body to press your left knee to the floor below your armpit. Do not put tension on your shoulders or chest when doing so. Keep this position for five deep breaths. Switch legs and do the same procedure. Do both legs simultaneously for yet another five breaths.
2. Butterfly Pose (Badhakonasana)
While sitting on the floor, bend both knees and bring your feet together. With your hands, open your feet up just like the pages of a book while pressing your knees toward the floor using your elbows. If you can still stretch, you may extend your arms out the front by placing palms on the floor. Keep the position for about five breaths or 30 seconds.
3. Pigeon Pose (Kapotasana)
Sit on a flat surface with your right knee bent and the left leg is extended straight at the back of your body. If you have flexible hips, you can inch your right foot away from your body. Ensure that your left hip is pointing down to the mat. If not, pull your right foot back into the body. Rest your hands on your hips and walk hands up to the front of the body making sure that the torso is leaning on your right knee or raised arms above. Keep the position for about five breaths.
4. Double pigeon or fire los pose (Agnistambhasana)
Sit on a flat surface floor and place legs straight out in front of your body. Bend your rightknee. Put the knee, shin and foot on the floor so that the leg will be parallel to your pelvis. Bend our left knee and place it on top. Both knees, shins and ankles will now be stacked. If you want to make this pose a little bit challenging, you may place your hands in front of your shins and walk your palms as far as you can while holding your torso over the legs. Keep the position for about five breaths. Release the position slowly and switch legs.
5. Lizard lower lunge (Utthan Pristhasana)
Stretch your left foot forward a few feet away from the right foot. Bend your left knee until there is perfect alignment with the ankle. Drop your right knee to the floor, keeping toes curled under the foot to help stretch your calf muscle. Walk your left foot out to the side and put both elbows on top of blocks (already in place before the start of yoga session) on the inside edge of your left foot. Keep your hips lined up with parallel to one another; this will open your right psoas muscle as well as your left inner thigh. To reach deeper to your psoas, lift the right knee into a long plunge. Keep the position for about 8-10 breaths, and switch sides.
6. Bound Angle Pose (Baddha Konasana)
From a sitting position, pull the soles of your feet together while pulling the heels closer as you possibly can to your groin. Bend your knees and butterfly flare the legs open. You may place a blanket under the seat bones to support your hips if you think that your knees are too high and uncomfortable. Pull your shoulders back and fold toward the feet while making sure that your spine is straight. Keep the position for about 8 to 10 breaths.
7. Goddess pose (Utkata Konasana)
Step your feet wide open as much as you can but still keeping your balance. Turn toes outward and bend your knees so that they are aligned with the ankles. Engage your core by tucking your butt in. The farther you point your toes outward; the deeper the stretch will be. Keep the position for about 8 to 10 breaths.
8. Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana)
Lie down flat on your back and fold your legs. Place your heels near your hips and put your arms close to the body with palms downward. Inhale and lift your hips from the ground. Support the waist with your hands and raise your hips up as much as you comfortably can. Do not strain yourself and keep it to a tolerable level. Breathe normally and hold the position for about 10 seconds. Slowly lower your hips down the floor without jerking. Bring your hands back to the sides to relax. Do this procedure for three rounds.
