5 Home Remedy Yoga Tips To Relieve Knee Pain

4.  Micro Bend Your Knees

In standing, straight-legged poses, give your knees a little bend, this will allow your muscles to support you, not your knee joint. Don’t lock your knees! Some styles of yoga teach locking the knees. There are ways to do this that are safe, but the mechanics are complicated and often not taught properly. In addition, when your legs are bearing weight, never hyper-extend your knees. What does this mean? Never let your knee bend backwards, it is not good for your knee joint, or the tendons and ligaments in the knee. In addition, when you are in wide legged poses, energetically draw your legs toward each other, this will engage your leg muscles more actively, drawing muscles to bone, thus protecting your knees.

5. Use Props to Modify and Add Comfort

You may have to try several different modifications before finding the one that provides comfort for you. Yoga blankets, blocks and bolsters are just a few yoga props you can use for your knees.. If you experience discomfort when applying pressure in poses like Table, Crescent Lunge, Cat/Cow, etc., modify by simply folding a blanket and placing it under your knee to provide additional cushion. If extreme flexion of the knee causes pain or discomfort like in Child’s pose or Hero, then sit on a block or bolster or roll a blanket and place it between your lower calf and thigh close to your bottom to reduce the bend in the knee.You don’t need a “yoga” blanket or bolster any thick throw blanket or extra firm pillow will do.