OBJECTIVES: The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Guidelines for the medical management of @entity571 ( @entity571 ) emphasize the use of nonpharmacologic interventions including exercise. Implementation of an exercise program can be difficult for @entity1 , and little is known about the benefits of alternative therapies such as yoga. The aim of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility of using yoga in the tradition of B.K.S. Iyengar to treat the symptoms of @entity626 . DESIGN: @entity1 were instructed in modified Iyengar yoga postures during 90-minute classes once weekly for 8 weeks. SUBJECTS: @entity1 met ACR criteria for @entity626 and completed a medical history and physical examination, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities @entity571 Index (WOMAC), @entity625 Impact Measurement Scale 2 (AIMS2), @entity1 Global Assessment (GA) by Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Physician GA by VAS, and 50-foot Walk Time before and following an 8-week course of yoga instruction. Eleven (11) subjects enrolled, nine completed at least one session and seven (six of whom were @entity28 ) had data from pre- and post-course time points available for analysis. RESULTS: Statistically significant reductions in WOMAC @entity158 , WOMAC Physical Function, and AIMS2 Affect were observed when @entity1 ' status were compared to their pre-course status. WOMAC Stiffness, AIMS2 Symptoms, Social and Role, Physician GA, and @entity1 GA measured trends in improvement of symptoms. No adverse events from treatment were reported. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study suggests that yoga may provide a feasible treatment option for previously yoga-naive, @entity28 @entity1 >50 years of age and offers potential reductions in @entity158 and disability caused by knee @entity571 . Future studies should compare yoga to other nonpharmacologic interventions for knee @entity571 , such as @entity1 education or quadriceps-strengthening exercises.

Iyengar yoga for treating symptoms of XXXX of the knees: a pilot study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'patient', 'Participants', 'Patient'] @entity626 :: ('MESH:D020370', 'Disease') :: ['osteoarthritis of the knee'] @entity571 :: ('MESH:D010003', 'Disease') :: ['osteoarthritis', 'OA', 'Osteoarthritis'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese'] @entity625 :: ('MESH:D001168', 'Disease') :: ['Arthritis'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain', 'pain']
@entity571 :: (MESH:D010003,Disease) :: ['osteoarthritis']
