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How to Ease Arthritis Pain with Deep Belly Breathing Exercise?

A stiff body is often a sign of a ’stiff’ mind, it’s thought.  When we have stressful thoughts and ideas, we can often project this stress into our bodies in the form of muscle tension – not good for those who have troubles with arthritis.

To help release your mind’s anxiety and your body’s tension, it can help to have a few relaxation techniques on hand for instant relief.

Deep Belly Breathing Exercise For Arthritis Pain Relief

Most of us breathe shallowly when we are stressed.  Of course, we don’t realize it, but it’s affecting the way our bodies can and can not relax.  When we take shallow breaths, we aren’t getting as much oxygen into our bodies and into our bloodstream as possible.

This hinders our body’s ability to release tension.  To relearn how to breathe deeply, here are the steps you need to take.

Sit in a comfortable position with your back straight and your chin up.

• Take one hand and place it on your chest.
• Take the other hand and place it on your stomach.
• Try to take breaths that allow the hand on your stomach to rise and to fall.  It might feel a little weird to move your stomach in and out, but it gets easier with time.
• Continue to practice this movement until it becomes second nature.

You can practice this deeper breathing no matter where you are and what you’re doing. In time, you will begin to breathe this deeply all the time, keeping your body as loose and as limber as possible.