Yoga Yoga Poses Yoga Asanas Hand Clenching

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It will also help make the joints of the hands stronger and will benefit individuals who play cricket, badminton, or tennis. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is an immune system disease found in children. This condition usually affects the wrists and hands. Therefore, performing hand clenching in children with this disease will improve the condition of the joints and hands keep them in good working order.

Steps :

1. To perform this exercise you should first come to Sukhasana (Easy Pose) or any other cross-legged pose that you are comfortable with. Make sure that your neck and spinal cord is kept straight.
2. Bring your arms forward to come to the level of your shoulders and keep them straight so that they are parallel to the ground.
3. Next twist your wrist such that your thumb side is facing up. Now, make a fist and insert the thumb into the other fingers, i.e., your thumb should be tucked into your palm with your fingers wrapped over it.
4. While you inhale, open your hand and let all your five fingers stretch out.
5. As you exhale, let your hand be folded back into a fist, tucking your thumb back into the other fingers.
6. This exercise should be repeated around 8 times and then performed with the other hand. After a little practice you will be able to perform the hand clenching exercise using both hands simultaneously. To achieve beneficial results soon you should make sure to practice this exercise on a daily basis.

Precautions :

• Make sure to always breathe through the nose during the performance of the exercise.
  
  This not only helps in warming the air to the temperature of the body but it also promotes breathing that is deeper and slower.
• If during the practice you begin to feel pain, you should stop the exercise immediately.

Beginner's Tip :

A good beginner's tip for Hand Clenching is to maintain the breathing patterns of inhaling while the hands are being opened and exhaling when the hands are being closed. You should also make sure to focus on the mental counting, breathing, the sensation of stretching and the movements. After some practice you will find your hands working more intensely than previously.

Benefit To Body Part :

• It helps strengthen the fingers to provide a stronger grip.
• It strengthens the wrists and is therefore useful for sports persons who use the wrist a lot.
• It is effective in strengthening the joints in the hands and therefore helps prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis from coming on at a later stage.

Therapeutic Applications :

• The therapeutic applications include its effectiveness in relieving tension from the wrists and hands.
• It enables us to focus energy towards the hands.

Variations :

• Variations for Hand clenching include a set of hand positions known as mudras. The hand mudras that are most simple involve bringing one fingertip to touch the tip of your thumb. However, there are other mudras that are more difficult.
• Another variation of Hand clenching to build strength is to squeeze a tennis ball and release it in the same way as the Hand clenching exercise.
• You could also bring your finger tips together and press them gently or rotate your hands.

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• Sun Salutation
• Headstand
• Inverted Triangle Pose
• Hand to Foot Pose
• Lion Pose
• Head to One Knee Pose
• Head to Knees Pose
• Camel Pose
• Sage Marichi Twist Pose
• Half Lord of the Fish Pose
• Inverted Leg Stretch Pose
• Shoulder Stand
• Plough Pose
• Inclined Plane
• Boat Pose
• Fish Pose
• Wheel Pose
• Bridge Pose
• Downward Facing Dog Pose
• Cobra Pose
• Bow Pose
• Locust Pose
• Eagle Pose
• Peacock Pose
• Crow Pose
• Corpse Pose
• Yoga Balance Asanas
• Yoga Asanas For Spine
• Yoga Asanas in Chair
• Basic Yoga Asanas For Stomach
• Yoga Asanas For The Neck
• Yoga Asanas For Depressed
• Yoga Asanas For Beginners
• Sequencing Yoga Asanas
• One Legged King Pigeon Pose - Eka Pada Rajakapotasana
• Reclining Bound Angle Pose - Supta Baddha Konasana
• Eight Angle Pose - Astavakrasana
• Side Crane Pose - Parsva Bakasana
• Ankle Rotation
• Circle pose - Mandalasana
• Dolphin Plank Pose
• Half Frog Pose - Ardha Bhekasana
• Four-Limbed Staff Pose - Chaturanga Dandasana
• Extended Puppy Pose - Uttana Shishosana
• Supported Headstand - Salamba Sirsasana
• Pendant Pose - Lolasana
• Shoulder-Pressing Pose - Bhujapidasana
• Ankle Bending
• Wrist Bending
• Standing Half Forward Bend
• Side-Reclining Leg Lift
• Standing Yoga Seal
• Shiva Twist
• Upward Salute
• Intense Side Stretch Pose
• Wild Thing
• Great Hand Posture
• Upward Bow
• Warrior Seal
• Spread Leg Forward Fold
• Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose
• King Pigeon Pose
• Arm Pressing Posture
• Upward-Facing Dog
• Crocodile Pose
• Feathered Peacock Pose
• Reclining Angle Pose
• Reclining Hero Pose
• Half Headstand Pose