10 Proven Health Benefits of Yoga You Need to Know

8. Yoga for arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms can be improved with yoga. The results of a study showed that rheumatoid arthritis patients who participated in 12 Raj yoga sessions improved significantly in scores of disease activity. Raj yoga is one of the gentler kinds of yoga which combines breathing and exercise techniques. The majority of individuals having rheumatoid arthritis don’t exercise on a regular basis in spite of the fact that people who do, report less pain and are as a result more physically active.[17]

Yoga poses for arthritis:

Cobra pose, Cow pose, Child’s pose, Downward dog pose, Bridge pose

Yoga For Arthritis

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