YT YE Anatomy of ASANAS

Question 1

What is the anatomy of Adho Mukha Svanasana (DFD)?

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Answer 1

From Yoga Education YT Vid

JOINT ACTIONS:

• Upward Rotation and elevation of Scapula.
• Shoulder Flexion.
• Elbow Extension.
• Forearm Pronation.
• Hip Flexion and Abduction.
• Knee Extension.
• Flexion of Ankle.

MUSCLES USED:

• Using Erector-Spina to maintain a Neutral Alignment of the spine.
• To STABILISE the shoulder joint using Rotator Cuff muscles.
• To Flex shoulder joint your Deltoid and Biceps Brachiiare contracting.
• To extend the elbow the TRICEPS are working.
• Pronators allow you to pronate the forearm.
• Thigh Adductors are working to internally rotate and adduct your thighs.
• Hamstrings and Gastrocnemius in the back of your thighs are lengthening.
• In this position it’s important to maintain a Neutral Spine. Neither rounded nor arched.
• Ears between your 2 arms.
• If you drop your head and chest too much you loose stability in shoulder joints which could lead to injury.

Question 2

Name 3 muscles that help stabilise the shoulder joint in Adho Mukha Svanasana?

Answer 2

Shoulder Anatomy 101
Teres minor and infraspinatus are the primary muscles that control the external rotation of the shoulder. When they’re strong and healthy, they help to protect the shoulder joint by positioning the ball in the socket while you raise your arm overhead.25 June 2008

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Rotator Cuff

Question 3

What does it mean to adduct the thigh?

Answer 3

Hip adductors are the muscles in your inner thigh that support balance and alignment. These stabilizing muscles are used to adduct the hips and thighs or move them toward the midline of your body. … The adductors are the prime movers in each of these exercises.