Ustrasana
Camel Pose
oosh-TRAHS-anna
ustra = camel
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Hamstrings
Vastus lateralis
Rectus femoris
Psoas major
E5267/Kaminoff/fig8.6b/417735/alw/pulled-r1
Anterior neck muscles
Deltoid
Pectoralis
major
Rectus
abdominis
Pectoralis
minor
Apex of
lung
Classification
Symmetrical kneeling backward-bending pose
Skeletal joint actions
Spine Upper limbs Lower limbs
Extension Scapular adduction and down-
ward rotation, shoulder
extension and adduction,
elbow extension
SI joint counternuta-
tion, hip extension
and adduction, knee
flexion, ankle plantar
flexion