Yoga anatomy: knees. Kale-Germain B., Germain F.

The knee is the largest joint in the human body. This is a key node connecting the two main bones of the legs - femoral and tibia.

Many yoga poses, contributing to the development of flexibility and strength, can bring great benefits to the health of the knees. But sometimes the lack of information leads to the fact that, due to excessive loads, the knee joints, on the contrary, suffer from overvoltage, and the ligaments-from sprains.

• What is the degree of comfort when performing asanas indicates that What are they really useful for knees?
• What preparatory exercises allow you not to expose the ligaments, tendons and menis?
• What is our active role in the study of the benefits and harm of yoga for the knees?

This leadership talks about how articular cartilage works, what is synovial fluid, where meniscuses are located, ligaments , muscles... and most importantly, explains how all these elements must interact in order to ensure the correct, balanced position of each knee when performing a particular asana. A detailed analysis of different yoga poses is given here and recommendations are given to prepare for them, adaptation and adjustment.

The book will help readers take care of their knees, making yoga more meaningfully and safely.