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I am very grateful for the information offered on this site. I am hoping that I am not beyond help.
I have a decades old knee issue that reared it head after I began to practice. I have only practiced for couple of months and my knee started to bother me a few weeks ago. It is the worst during fixed firm, but I think other postures are aggravating it as well. I have Meniere’s Disease which causes me very serious balance issues. When doing the balancing series, I think I am leaning into my knee to compensate. My balance is so poor, I don’t have much control.
The studio’s teacher doesn’t seem too concerned about it saying that bringing up old injuries is part of the healing process, but I have my doubts as to whether this will just heal up with continued practice.
I am 50 pounds over weight and I know that makes it worse.
I was thinking that maybe I should just do the spine strengthening part for a while and then slowly add back the rest. I am practicing at home now and would be able to do this comfortably.b
Any thoughts? Any and all responses are greatly appreciated.
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Hi Julie
Thanks for the detail. I do need some more.
Can you tell me what is disturbing you in Fixed Firm? Is it one one side or 2? Is it only in this pose? Where do you ‘get’ to, what stage?
Regarding your condition: I gather your one-legged balancing poses are more challenging for balance, but what about other poses? How is half moon for you, for example?
When you lock your knee, are you engaging the quadriceps? “Leaning into [your] knee to compensate” could be also affecting your hip. Are you aware of leaning into your hip to try and create more stability and less wobbling?
The stuff about bringing up old injuries may be true. Your yoga won’t heal them or at least contribute to healing unless you are supporting the joints with good solid practice techniques. So please see if you can answer those questions and we’ll take it from there.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂Thank you for responding.
It is interesting that you brought up engaging the quadricepts. I met with a teacher for a private session yesterday to, hopefully, correct any improper habits I have developed. He showed me how to tighten my quadricepts to provide support for my knee. During our session I had a a lot trouble (pain)with fixed firm. Today, though, I had no trouble at all in class. I really worked on tightening my quadricepts during the balancing series and not trying to keep up with some of the expert students in my class. Normally, the irritation would be constant throughout the day, but I seem fine now. I am hoping that it was that easy of a fix.
Thank you, again. I appreciate you taking the time to answer questions from complete strangers.
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