What should I do if King Kong has pain in his knees?
One of my members, Sunshine Boy, is now a high school student. He injured his knee while playing basketball. After practicing several yoga classes, he felt quite good. He taught King Kong Sit the other two days ago, and his knee ached. It should be tingling. If his back leans forward, it won't hurt. How should I continue practicing? Can there be assistance to restore the knee as soon as possible?
Knee injuries are common sports injuries. In addition, knee injuries can be caused in traffic accidents, falls, etc. The knee joint is the largest and most complex joint in the human body. There are many cases where inflammation occurs without injury.
Judging from your description, this sunshine boy should not have a patella problem, and it is unlikely that he has a fracture. It is very likely that he has an injury to the internal and external ligaments and tendons of the joint. The exact details (which ligament was injured) are not yet clear. It is probably related to the rectus femoris tendon and the patellar ligament.
When King Kong sits upright, his quadriceps muscles stretch, and the rectus femoris muscle pulls the patellar ligament through the patella. When the body leans forward slightly, this stretch weakens, which explains why he can tilt his back forward. The pain disappears.
How does he feel cross-legged? How about simple sitting, butterfly pose, and corner pose? Warrior series, what happens when the injured side bends forward?
We often say that standing up and lifting the knee can protect the knee joint (especially the Iyengar genre). The main reason for this is to exercise the quadriceps femoris, which include the rectus femoris, the medius femoris, and the femoris lateralis femoris, which are divided into the same origin). It is the main muscle that stabilizes and protects the knee joint.
You can continue to exercise, but consider stopping doing King Kong sitting and Hero sitting. Alternatively, you can try putting a small towel roll on the inside of his knee joint to stretch the relevant ligaments of the knee joint first and avoid the impact of muscle strength when the rectus femoris is stretched.
The way to exercise and recover can start by standing three-dimensional and lifting the thigh muscles (quadriceps femoris). The upper leg extension stance will also help. You can also move your knees (flexion and extension, rotation) before starting your workout.
It should be said that his injury is not serious, but pay attention to whether there is inflammation. If so, it is recommended to use appropriate medication at the same time. (Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)