Polycystic Kidney Disease Yoga Treatment

2014-04-06 08:32

Yoga has various health benefits. That is why it is favored by more and more people. And many people even use yoga to treat their disease. But can yoga treat polycystic kidney disease (PKD)?

Health benefits of yoga for PKD Patients

-Lower blood pressure

High blood pressure is a common symptom of polycystic kidney disease. Practicing yoga can help lower blood pressure by teaching breathing techniques and reducing stress.

-Alleviate back pain

Back pain may occur when cysts begin to oppress the tissues around. Yoga is a great way to work on your flexibility and strength of back muscles so that it can prevent back pain.

-Boost immune system

PKD patients often have a low immune system. Yoga helps to boost immunity by increasing overall health.

-Prevent bone disease

With the development of PKD, you are prone to having bone disease. Yoga is helpful for strengthening bones and ward off osteoporosis.

Besides, yoga also helps you sleep better, ease headache, slow heart rate, lower cholesterol levels, elevate mood, improve fatigue, and so on.

Precautions

Though yoga has so many health benefits for your PKD, you should avoid some postures that twist your waist when your kidney cysts are big. Because the growing cysts will increase capsule inner pressure of cysts, resulting in the enlargement of kidney. This in turn increases the intra-abdominal pressure. At this time, any injury, such as waist twist, collide and fall increases intra-abdominal pressure further to the cysts. The cysts with high capsule inner pressure is likely to rupture and bleed.

If you would like to receive yoga treatment with polycystic kidney disease, you had better consult your doctor and choose the poses that are fit for your medical condition. You can also leave a message or send emails to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com. Our nephrologists can provide you more professional advice.

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