Yoga Poses for Fibromyalgia Patients oga Hip Stretches for Fibromyalgia Patients



I am going to demonstrate a hip stretch. We will be lying on our back, so we'll roll back down. Retract your shoulders, a little, and draw you abdomen in tight. Of course, keep your face relaxed and your eyes soft. Bend your legs with your feet resting flat on the floor. Then, I will put my right foot across my left upper leg. This is really good for your hip joints. A lot of times those with fibromyalgia, get really sore in the hip area. I love doing this stretch. Lift the left foot off of the floor. Then, I'll just push my knee close to my chest. Another way of doing this, if you want a little deeper stretch, is to place your hands under your left leg. This is called threading the needle. Drop the shoulders down. There should be no tension in the face. Pull your legs a little bit closer inward towards your chest. If this hurts, remember to back off a little bit. Only go to the point where your feel a tug, drop your heel down and your can even add rolling your foot. This stretches your ankle out. Hold that pose for about three breaths. If that's too much, simply hold it for one. As you take your legs down, release the hands first. Lower the left foot, then, take the top or right leg and completely cross it over the left leg. Next, holding both legs with your hands, lightly pull them into your chest. It puts a little more strain on the hip. Again, take another breath. A lot of people tend to tense their shoulders trying to pull their legs up. Let them go, just let the hips stretch and breath through it. Next, you'll take your left foot down and switch legs. Your left leg will be on top of the right one. Again, lift the right foot off the floor and drop the heel down. You may place your hands under the leg and pull in, only to a tug. Roll the foot around and hold that for two or three breaths. Finally, add the stretch with the left leg completely crossing over the right. Pulling lightly into the chest.