Costochondritis and Exercise
Restorative yoga poses and sequences are great for costo sufferers for a number of reasons: the resting postures encourage the muscles to relax, with little tension deep breathing relaxes the ribcage muscles and improves blood flow the relaxation helps you release stress, a major component in increasing costo pain. Important - avoid any poses and movements which cause pain! Savasana (corpse pose) - lying on your back, deep breathing and relaxation to reduce pain. Viparita karani (legs up the wall pose) - another restorative lying pose, focusing on breathing. Bharadvajasana (bharadvaja's twist) - a gentle seated twist with an open, relaxed chest. Virasana (hero pose) - a kneeling pose with an open chest. Balasana (child's pose) - a kneeling pose with your arms forward to keep your chest open and stretched. Tadasana (mountain pose) - the basic standing pose, open chest, focusing on breathing. Urdhva hastasana (upward salute) - a chest and abdomen opening standing pose.