Abstract

A good posture is as important as having a nutritious food for our overall health. Posture speaks a lot; it is the personality of an individual. A postural deformity is one of the major problems which generally happens due to our bad sitting, standing or walking habits or may be in born deformities. Kyphosis, lordosis and scoliosis are the common deformities among the people. There are several causes of deformities such as sedentary life, health issue, surgery, injury, adapting a bad sitting posture and sitting for longer duration in front of computer. Poor posture can lead to several health complications and also restrict an individual potential to do less movement as compare to normal people. Through yoga asanas these deformities can be cured to some extent if practice regularly and appropriately. Yoga is an exercise which stresses on proper alignment of the body while performing asanas. Bhujanagasana, balasana, dhanurasana, and trikonasana are some asanas which helps to stretch the body fully. Furthermore, yoga helps to improve the awareness of body, addressing their problem in a conscious way. Thus, yoga can be the perfect option to reverse the poor posture.

Key words: Deformities, Kyphosis, Lordosis, Posture, Scoliosis, Yoga.