Chances are high that you have suffered from back pain or are suffering from it. Numerous studies have shown the

benefit of yoga in getting long term relief from back pain. Check out the following poses:

Child Pose / Bal-asana / Shishu-asana

Benefits:

• Gently stretches your lower back, hips, thighs, knees and ankles
• Relaxes you spine, shoulders and neck
• Increases blood circulation to your head which reduces headaches
• Calms the mind (central nervous system) thus helping relieve stress and tension
• Deeply relaxing for the back

Bow Pose / Dhanur-asan

Benefits:

• Strengthens the back and abdominal muscles
• Opens up the chest, neck and shoulders
• Tones the leg and arm muscles
• Adds greater flexibility to the back
• Relieves menstrual discomfort and constipation
• Helps people with renal (kidney) disorders

Downward Facing Dog / Adho Mukha Svan-asana

Benefits:

• Stretches the shoulders, hamstrings, calves, arches and hands
• Strengthens the arms and legs
• Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause
  
• Relieves back pain
• Therapeutic for high blood pressure, asthma, flat feet, sciatica, sinusitis

Extended Triangle Pose / Trikon-asan

Benefits:

• The triangle pose strengthens your back by lengthening muscles along the side of your torso and strengthening the muscle fibers along your outer hip.
• Stretches the hips, groins, hamstrings, and calves; shoulders, chest and spine
• Helps relieve stress
• Improves digestion
• Relieves backache, especially through second trimester of pregnancy

Camel Pose / Ustra-asana

Benefits:

• Stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and prepares the body for action
• Helps counteract damage of bad posture
• Relieves back pain & Re-aligns the spine
• Promotes proper kidney function
• Helps with digestive function, eliminating constipation and flatulence

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