How Does Yoga Aid In Post-Donor Surgery?

Many people need an organ transplant due to a genetic condition such as polycystic kidney disease, cystic fibrosis, or a heart defect.
Infections such as hepatitis, physical injuries to organs, and damage due to chronic conditions such as diabetes may also cause a person to require a transplant, as per a Medical News Today report. The transplant process varies slightly depending on the organ, but the need for a matching donor is a consistent among all such procedures.

To handle the drawbacks of donating an organ, yoga asanas and practices might prove useful. Lifestyle content creator Sonam C Chhabra shares three yogic practices that helped her fasten the pace of post donor surgery recovery.

Yoga for post-surgery recovery

Yogic breathing and Anulom Vilom - Post liver donation your diaphragm takes the biggest hit hence breathing becomes shallow. Anulom Vilom or alternate nostril breathing helped with gaining back respiratory health

Bhujangasan / Cobra pose - Another body part that took a big hit post surgery was lower back. Days in the hospital took a toll on my back muscles and I developed severe aches, pains and cervical. This pose helped the back muscles so much

Marjaryasana and Bitilasana or Cat-Cow pose- helped with core strengthening because liver surgery primarily shakes up the core and getting that strength back was important for the overall body balance.