Effects of usual yoga practice on the diaphragmatic contractility: A cross-sectional controlled study.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to observe and compare the effects of regular yoga practice on the main inspiratory muscle, the diaphragm, by analyzing its thickness, excursion, velocity and contraction time, using ultrasound.

Design: A Cross-Sectional Controlled Study.

Participants: 80 healthy subjects (40 habitual yoga practitioners and 40 non-practitioners), without previous respiratory pathology participated in this study.