Sunday, August 10, 2008

Healing the Wrists in Yoga

Healing the wrists! The most important thing when doing healing sequencing for the wrists is to avoid the particular angle of your wrist that is painful. The angle of the writs in Downward Dog is acceptable. The angle of the wrist in Pushup Position or Plank Position is not. So we will be avoiding Pushup Position wrists as well as anything that puts the wrist in an overly flexed position. So wrists angle Downward Dog, correct. Wrist angle Plank Position, incorrect, meaning aggravating. Okay? So avoid pushups. If you need to do pushups with fists, you can. If you can do pushups with fists, it’s fine. You can also do Cobra Pose with your hands in front to create a gentle angle for your wrists. So avoid pushups, avoid Upper Plank, avoid Vassiestassen, avoid anything that puts your wrist in a 90 degree angle.

1 comment:

Tess Golden-Orr said...

It is so nice to read that a yoga instructor understands about wrist pain. I am a massage therapist & I love yoga, though, the both combined have my wrists flaring up. I wish I could choose yoga over massage, though massage pays the bills:) Have you experienced wrist pain from doing massage? Are there ways to heal it?