The importance of shoulder handstand cannot be overemphasized.
It is one of the greatest benefits given to mankind by ancient sages.
In the light of yoga, b.k.s.iyengar mentioned that the importance of salambasarvangasana cannot be ignored.
“Shoulder inverted – the mother of asanas,” he wrote.
This posture can promote lymphatic circulation, regulate blood pressure and heart rate, strengthen diaphragm and stretch chest muscles.
Yoga shoulder handstand salambasarvangasana, however, shoulder handstand is also the easiest pose to make mistakes.
Look at the following mistakes, how many did you make? Angle dislocation of neck: Although the flexibility of cervical spine can make nerve conduction more smooth, too much bending will lead to swelling and trauma.
Neck injury is the most common part of Yoga injury, such as head handstand orthosis is not done well.
If the cervical spine folds more than 90 degrees, it will be easy to be injured.
How to solve it: the angle between head and body should be between 90-110 °.
To create more room for your neck, put your shoulders on the blanket and your head on the cushion.
The key to maintaining safety is to put weight on the back of the acromion and upper arm, while the shoulders, hips and legs are in a straight line and perpendicular to the ground.
Tip: raising the chest to find the chin to activate the thyroid gland, rather than the chin to find the chest, will lead to neck injury.
Dislocation of shoulder movement: this posture is called shoulder handstand, but the shoulders are often ignored and focus on the verticality of the body to the ground.
Too much weight on the cervical spine is easy to be injured.
How to solve it: starting from the shoulder, the place where the ground is rooted is the shoulder girdle.
The scapular girdle is a series of bone combinations (clavicle and scapula) connecting the arm and axial bone, which is a complex place.
Tip: in the posture of shoulder handstand, the body should be strong enough to let the shoulder blades start, retract and sink, and support the weight of the body at the same time.
Hand position dislocation: Although the weight is on the triceps brachii and shoulder, the position of the hand is also very important.
Prolonged dislocation can cause wrist pain.
In addition, many people usually press their back with the power of their index fingers.
How to solve it: put your palm on your back, point your thumb at the front of your body, and point the tips of other fingers towards the sky.
Put equal weight on both hands, push inward and upward to the ribs, and focus on the strength of the ring finger and little finger to lift the spine.
Tip: as the practice deepens, strength improves, hands away from the back, scapula adduction.
Core collapse dislocation: the core collapse will open the elbows to both sides, and the big arms will rotate inward, which will lead to neck pressure.
It will restrict the body’s breathing, unable to expand the lungs, and the diaphragm activity is limited.
How to solve it: keep your arms close to each other, and lift your upper body to protect your cervical spine.
Open the chest by extending the clavicle, slightly retract the abdomen, lengthen the body upward, and activate the abdominal and back muscles.
Tip: you can tie the triceps brachii with a yoga belt to let your arms retract and your core, hips, and legs lift up.
Positive position, safer practice..
