Yoga to Reduce Knee Pain - Level 1

[@sebastian122]

You are too wonderful for words!! My knees say thank you, a thousand times!!

[@yogawithzelinda]

You're most welcome!

[@JusBee1811]

Great timing as usual. Thank you

[@berniemystyle]

Thank you for this...I just suffered a very painful knee injury and I am trying to get back to normal. I have very little weight bearing at this time but I have been following my instructions from my physiotherapist and with help from this and the other video I hope to be on the mend soon. My physiotherapist was quite happy that I do incorporate yoga in my daily routine on a regular basis as well and he said this should also help with my knee recovery.

[@gingamcrae]

Thanks Zelinda, this video was right on time. I hope to incorporate this daily. My knees felt better.

[@sebastian122]

Ok, me again, with a question. I do this every morning in bed after my PT stretches and am wondering how important it is to raise my leg when doing the circles and the point and flex. I've taken to hanging my feet off the bed rather than raising them because I've been more focused on getting my leg up, and pressing the small of my back down, than in doing the motions. I already know you'll tell me to do what's comfortable, and I get that, but in the future... when I'm more comfortable, which should I be focusing on? The lift, or the motion, or both? Thanks for your reply, you really are a treasure.

[@yogawithzelinda]

You can certainly separate the two. You can do ankle circles with your feet hanging off the bed. And you can work on single leg lifts for hip mobility. I would suggest lying on your back with knees bent and feet on the bed, then bringing one knee up toward your chest and holding it with one hand. Then with an inhale extend that leg up, exhale and bend the knee toward the chest again. Keep your hand on your leg throughout to provide support. Dynamic movement will be more effective at reducing tightness than staying in the posture. When each of these movements feel manageable you can begin to work on the sequence I show in this video. I'm also interested in why you're pressing your low back down. Do you have tightness in your low back? Do you tend to overarch your low back?

[@sebastian122]

I think I press my back down automatically because of the PT stretches. I've been trained to do so. lol@me I will work on your suggestions tomorrow AM when I stretch. Woot! Looking forward to it now. =D Thank you, eternally, for all your help. You're awesome.