News India Live, Digital Desk: Joint pain not only restricts your mobility but also makes daily tasks challenging. Instead of painkillers, yoga is a natural method that strengthens the muscles around the joints and improves blood circulation. Let us know about those asanas which act as ‘natural healers’ for your joints.

1. Tadasana (Mountain Pose)

This asana is excellent for correcting body posture and strengthening the knees and ankle joints.

Benefit: It stretches the muscles of the entire body and helps in balancing the load on the joints.

Caution: Do this with caution in case of severe pain in the heel.

2. Virabhadrasana (Warrior Pose)

Virabhadrasana is especially beneficial for the knees, shoulders and ankles.

Benefit: It strengthens the muscles of the legs and removes stiffness in the joints. It is also helpful in improving the balance of the body.

3. Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)

This asana is known to increase the flexibility of joints.

Benefit: It opens the joints of the hips, knees and spine. This also provides relief from sciatica pain.

4. Tree Pose

This balancing asana is very effective for the joints of the legs.

Benefit: It strengthens the bones of knees and ankles and increases the endurance of the legs.

5. Setubandhasana (Bridge Pose)

This asana, done while lying on the back, does wonders for the knees and lower back.

Benefit: It reduces knee pain and brings flexibility to the waist joints. It is also beneficial in the initial problem of osteoporosis.

Some other precautions for joint pain:

Warm-up: Before starting yoga, do light micro exercises (like rotating fingers and wrists).

Intake of sunlight: Vitamin D is necessary for the strength of joints, so take 10-15 minutes of sunlight in the morning.

Water quantity: Lack of moisture in the body can reduce joint lubrication, so drink enough water.