Context: Yoga improves physical and respiratory functions in healthy inactive middle-aged people.
Aim: This study aimed to assess the effects of 8 weeks of and with lessons in order to clarify the influence of two different combinations of yoga practice on physical and respiratory functions in healthy inactive middle-aged people.
Subjects And Methods: A total of 28 participants (mean age: 52.7 years) were divided into a yoga (YA) group and YA with (YAP) group. Participants attended a 70-min session once a week for 8 weeks. The YA group practiced basic without specific breathing instructions, while the YAP group practiced basic with specific breathing instructions (). Respiratory function was measured with an autospirometer. Physical function assessments included the 30-s chair stand test and upper and lower extremity flexibility. All tests were assessed at baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention.
Statistical Analysis: Changes in scores were analyzed with the paired -test for each group. Pre-post results were compared for all the measured values. < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: Both groups showed significant improvements in physical and overall respiratory functions after the 8-week yoga intervention. However, the maximal inspiratory pressure and lower extremity flexibility improved only in the YAP group.
Conclusions: The 8-week yoga intervention for healthy inactive middle-aged people improved the overall respiratory and physical functions, and the inclusion of had the added benefit of improving inspiratory muscle strength and global body flexibility.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6329219 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoy.IJOY_10_18 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Intensive care unit acquired weakness and physical rehabilitation in the ICU.
BMJ
January 2025
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine; and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Approximately half of critically ill adults experience intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICUAW). Patients who develop ICUAW may have negative outcomes, including longer duration of mechanical ventilation, greater length of stay, and worse mobility, physical functioning, quality of life, and mortality. Early physical rehabilitation interventions have potential for improving ICUAW; however, randomized trials show inconsistent findings on the efficacy of these interventions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBreathlessness dimensions should be evaluated in relation to the level of exertion: a clinical study.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol
January 2025
Respiratory Medicine, Allergology and Palliative Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Background/aim: Exertional breathlessness is a dominating symptom in cardiorespiratory disease, limiting exercise capacity. Multidimensional measurement has been proposed to capture breathlessness, but it is unknown whether it is useful to differentiate people with abnormal vs normal exertional breathlessness intensity.
Methods: This was a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial of outpatients aged ≥18 years performing a symptom-limited cycle incremental exercise test (IET).
Effect of Aerobic Exercises on Lung Function in Women With Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
J Phys Act Health
January 2025
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan.
Background: Aerobic exercises (AEs) have gained much interest in managing fibromyalgia (FM). This trial aimed to find out how AEs affect women with FM in terms of lung function, chest expansion, dyspnea, exercise capacity, and quality of life.
Methods: Eighty FM-diagnosed women were allocated randomly into 2 equal-sized groups.
Ear acupuncture with laser and needles in the treatment of anxiety in university students: a randomized clinical trial.
Rev Esc Enferm USP
January 2025
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Medicina e Enfermagem, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
Objective: To compare the effectiveness of ear acupuncture with laser and needles in the treatment of anxiety in university students in the post-pandemic context of Covid-19, as well as to evaluate the possible symptoms or adverse reactions triggered by the interventions.
Method: Randomized clinical trial carried out with 126 university students, allocated to the "Needle" (control) and "Laser" (experimental) groups. Five ear acupuncture sessions were performed.
Deep learning for kidney trauma detection: CT image algorithm performance and external validation: experimental study.
Int J Surg
January 2025
Department of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou; Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Background: Detecting kidney trauma on CT scans can be challenging and is sometimes overlooked. While deep learning (DL) has shown promise in medical imaging, its application to kidney injuries remains underexplored. This study aims to develop and validate a DL algorithm for detecting kidney trauma, using institutional trauma data and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) dataset for external validation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!