Benefits

Musculoskeletal system

• Improves balance and posture of the body.
• Increased tone and strength of neck muscles.
• Strengthening of the ligaments.
• Better spinal alignment, flexibility and activation.

Vascular system

• Increased circulation to the brain.
• Regulation and stabilization of blood pressure.
• Decrease of plaque deposition.

Respiratory system

• Smooth flow of air.
• Better ventilation.
• Better functioning of the sinus.

Endocrine system

• Better functioning of Thyroid and Parathyroid.
• Immune functions
• Helps with prevention of infection.

Nervous system

• Balance of Vagal Nerve.
• Better brain functioning.
• Mental health
• Mood elevation.

Reproductive system

• Better functioning of the organs and hormones secreted by them.
• The secretion and functioning of the fluid in the cavity spaces of the head like the inner ear fluid, CSF of the brain, vitreous fluid of the eye improves.

Diseases

• Arthritis of neck /cervical spondylosis
• Whiplash injury
• Neck sprain and stiff neck
• Neck Pain radiating into the arm
• Hypertension
• Carotid Plaques
• Sinus conditions
• Thyroid and Parathyroid
• Dizziness, vertigo
• Middle ear and inner ear related problem
• Migraine
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Insomnia

Caution

• There are main vessels and nerves in the neck that need to be stretched slowly.
• The exercises will always have to be done very very slowly, gradually and in synchrony with the breath as instructed.
If done fast, or with jerks, or not coordinated with proper exhalation and inhalation, it can cause damage to the structures in the neck and the body and can be fatal if there are
• certain pre existing medical conditions.
• As most of the people do not use more than 30% of neck movement in their ordinary life any further stretching should be done gradually and gently.
• Sprain, Stiff neck, Fainting, Uncontrolled Hypertension, atherosclerosis

Benefits

Musculoskeletal system

• Strengthens the hip, knee and ankle joints and tarsal bones.Knee joint-stretches the joint capsule; increases synovial secretion and clearance, thereby providing adequate nutrition to the cartilages, clears off the toxins effectively. Protects the joint from arthritis.
• Increases strength of the pelvis.
• Muscles of the gluteal region, pelvic floor muscles and thigh are strengthened.
• Improves strength of sacral and pelvic ligaments.

Cardiovascular system

• Circulation improves.
• Better supply to the pelvic region.
• Venous return is improved.

Nervous system

• Stimulation of the nerves in the spinal and pelvic region and lower limbs.
• Organs
• Better functioning of all the organs in the abdomen and pelvis.

Reproductive system

• Better functioning of the organs and hormones secreted by them.

Diseases

• Helps with menstrual problems like menorrhagia, pain during periods (dysmenorrhea).
• Helps with Hemorrhoids (piles) and fissures
• Because of the strengthening (toning) of the pelvic floor muscles it helps with fecal and urinary incontinence. Incontinence problems decrease.
• Gastrointestinal problems improve.
• Reproductive organs related problems will benefit.

Caution

• People with any injuries of the spine, particularly back, should be careful.
• Should be done slowly as per instructions.

Benefits

Musculoskeletal system

• This generally increases the core strength of the lower limb significantly.
• The muscles around the knee stretches and contracts and their strength increases.
• The spine stabilizes and the core strength of spine increases.
• The ankle and hip become flexible.
• The pelvic floor muscles contract and thus strengthen.
• This improves the tone and posture of the limb.
• It increases the overall stability and gait.

Cardiovascular system

• Increases the venous return and helps with the circulation.
• Venous stasis and lymph stasis show improvement.
• Patients with venous ulcer, varicose vein problems and lymph edema will show improvement in their symptoms.

Diseases

• Any soft tissue injury to the hip, knee or ankle joint
• recovers quickly following this exercise. This can be of help for patients undergoing rehabilitation for anterior cruciate ligament injury.
• Achilles tendinitis and patella tendinitis show improvement in symptoms.
• This will help people with diabetic neuropathy.

Caution

• Patients with Cardiac problems will have to do it very slowly as per the instructions synchronized with the breath.
• In people with artificial joint replacements both hip and knee this exercise can lead onto damage of the implant if not done carefully.
• In patients with osteoarthritis this can cause more pain as the joint reaction force increases considerably. Hence has to be done very slowly and within pain tolerance.

Benefits

Musculoskeletal system

• The proprioception of the upper limb joints improve significantly.
• The coordination improves significantly.
• Decreases the stiffness in the joints of upper limb and improves flexibility.

Cardiovascular system

• It helps in the venous return to the heart.
• When synchronized with breath it helps with strengthening the heart and also improving diseased heart conditions.

Nervous system

• There is synchronized movement of many muscles in the upper limb.

Respiratory system

• As the exercise involves breathing along with movements this makes the breathing more synchronized and organized.

Diseases

• Relaxes the muscles in various conditions like Rheumatoid arthritis, Osteoarthritis and other conditions like tenosynovitis (inflammation of the tendon sheaths) which can stiffen the joints.
• The coordination improves in people who are elderly and who are recovering from stroke.
• De Quervain disease is disease causing pain due to inflammation of synovium around the extensor tendons in the wrist around the thumb. This exercise relieves the pain secondary to this syndrome.
• In patients who had injury to the hands or elbows or who had operations in the hands this will enable quick healing due to increase in circulation.
• In patients recovering from wrist fractures, finger fractures and other elbow fractures this exercise will enable them to recover range of movement.
This will avoid stiffness in patients recovering from heart attack and stroke.
• Compression neuropathies in the upper limb like median nerve compression (Carpal tunnel syndrome), ulnar nerve compression show recovery.
• Weakness due to stroke improves significantly.
• Complex regional pain syndrome is an unknown cause of pain in hands following any injury or surgery. This exercise will help to recover from this syndrome quickly.

Caution

• The movements should be synchronized with breath as per instructions otherwise it may have adverse effects on the heart.
• Patients with wrist replacement or elbow replacement need to discuss with a doctor before undertaking this practice.
• People with new fractures should delay the exercise until the fracture has healed as this can lead to pain.