Exercises to relieve pain

Human beings are like a machine. But, with a brain and a heart which other machines don’t have. The joints in our body, we can see, but the mind and emotions we cannot see. Yet what we see and what we cannot see are so interlinked — when you’re emotionally stressed your blood vessels constrict and you get a headache. Similarly, your joints are being affected by your emotions. You can practise these exercises to give you some relief from your pain. Move very slowly and smoothly as you do not want to aggravate your pain.

Caution: Make sure that your movements are easy and smooth. Move slowly and at any time if you feel pain stop, take a deep breath and begin more slowly the next time.

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

• Sit straight with your legs stretched out and your feet together

• Bring full awareness to all the muscles around the foot and ankle area and relax

• Stretch the feet outwards and hold for a few seconds

• Now stretch the feet inwards, hold it for few seconds

• Now move the ankle to one direction, side ways, as shown

• Repeat the same on the other side.