Yoga is helpful in managing chronic kidney disease by detoxifying the body and relieving back pain from kidney dysfunction. Yoga also helps reduce stress hormones in the body that lead to hypertension, inflammation, and increased heart rate, which aggravate the condition of patients with chronic kidney disease.
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Supported matseyasana: sit on the floor and roll up a blanket into a long, skinny roll. Place the blanket under the tips of your scapulae horizontally (the mid back at the level of the bra line). Lie down on the blanket either with your head on the floor or supported by a block or pillow. Extend your legs out and breathe slowly and deeply, relaxing completely.
Jathara paritvartanasana: Lying on your back, hug your knees into your chest and rock side to side, giving your back a gentle massage. Let the knees rock all the way to the floor on the left. Reach your right arm out to the side, resting it here and gaze to the right. Relax into this gentle spinal twist. Switch sides after 10 breaths.
Practice matsyasana for 10 minutes daily before bed
Practice jathara parivartanasana for 10 breaths on each side daily before bed
Caution:
If deep twisting causes extra pain to the kidneys, support the knees with a blanket or block to ease the twist. If the blanket position is uncomfortable in supported matseyasana, place it vertical under the spine or make a looser, softer roll for improved comfort. Be sure that any yoga practice implemented for chronic kidney disease is gentle and does not activate the stress response in the body.
Scientific clinical research has shown that yoga is helpful in reducing painful symptoms of chronic kidney disease, and can be used as an effective adjunct in prevention and management of chronic kidney disease.
http://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/role-of-yoga-in-chronic-kidney-disease-a-hypothetical-review-2161-0959.1000167.php?aid=26109
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