Joint problems puzzle

Hi Mukund,

I have been puzzling with the joint problems I have. First I started off with a patella mistrack on my R knee since 3 yrs but I only start to take care of it this year so it became chronic. It happened from my dancing. I do a lot of hip turnouts in dance. In fact, my hip joint snaps when I do trikonasanas. I am doing physio leg raises and wall slides but without significant improvement on my R knee. It still grinds when I bend it and aches during long walks.

Then this year I twisted my L knee while rotating my foot on a sticky flooring and got a meniscus tear. At first it hurt while walking but know I am walking around the house without a brace. But I feel the stabbing pain after doing long walk and squats. I found on my R knee also have a milder tear. When I do trikonasanas, I feel the sharp pain with the foot turned 45 degrees and stretched.

Then in recent months I developed pain in my elbows and it hurts when I turn on the tap or push my hand towards a surface. One of them is tendinitis.

It just struck me the problems are on my elbows and knees but I am just in my early thirities! I wanted to find out the SOURCE of these problems.

I searched in the internet and was reading about the chakras. It mentioned about the nabhi chakra which has a relation to the elbows and knees and middle finger. I have a history of gastric problems and cannot take heavy foods. I take the coffee at tea time and the occasional chocaolate :wink: . I also had family disharmony in childhood and career problems in the present which affects nabhi chakra. I am also very moody. I think my nabhi chakra is catched. But I can’t really do anything about my past family relationships, except not bother about them.

My R nose is blocked in the morning too. I medidate for half an hour in the morning. But I would like to know the SOURCE of my problems so that I can heal my joint problems instead of suppressing the symptoms.

I thank you for your light.

I would suggest you find a Structural Yoga Therapist in your area by looking at my website graduates list. a personalized assessment can be the most direct way to find source of challenges. Nabhi Chakra is the navel center its relations to joints is minimal. I suspect a deadend for you. Instead open nostrils by intention and if necessary place pressure in opposite armpit against ribs to open side you wish opened. More specific pranayama needs to be learned from teacher who can read prana and direct your attention so you learn to read your own too. namaste mukunda

Thanks for your reply. I don’t live in the US. It will be great if you can send me the contact details of an experienced teacher in London (UK) for SYT and prana teacher possibly trained in your techniques?. There are so many around and I get confused who to go for!

For people you mentioned who healed their meniscus problems without surgery, I would like to know what processess they took to heal…I am currently taking boswellin (supposed to improve blood supply to joints) and took glucosamine.

Ciao.

For teacher with background in meditations and practices from the Yoga Sutras I would suggest one with studies from Bihar Institute of Yoga. I do not know one personally. I am only teaching two times in UK and will be there Oct. 12-20, 2005 then again next year for regular seminars. I hope to be training Yoga Therapists but will be at least a year before trainings are complete. In the meantime Pranayama should be learned by going into one lineage only in depth moving from different teacher or worse from different traditions is confusing and not promoting full potential of either spiritual or healing benefits. One person who i personally know has healed anterior cruciate ligament injury from Ayurveda and Yoga healing she can be reached by contacting www.yogarific.com blessings. namaste