Clinical trial NCT05400850: YOGA Asanas and Myofascial Chain Activity in Elderly Individuals
Official title: The Effect of YOGA Asanas on Anterior and Posterior Myofascial Chain Activity in Elderly Individuals
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Geriatrics
Lead sponsor: KTO Karatay University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-06-02
Enrollment: 6
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Aging is a differentiation process with chronological, biological, psychological and social characteristics, which occurs in the intrauterine period and ends with death. With aging, the structures and functions of tissues are affected and there is a decline in overall physical performance. Asanas in yoga use tonic muscle contraction coordinated with breath control and kinesthetic awareness, which saves energy compared to phasic muscle contraction often observed in physical exercises. We have not encountered a study examining the effect of asanas on muscular activity in old age. Our study will provide support to the literature in this direction.

Detailed description: The study will be carried out on volunteers after the approval of the ethics committee. Before the research, individuals and / or their relatives will be informed about the purpose and content of the study. Participants will first start in mountain (Tadasana) asana. They will then be asked to come to the following asanas in a randomized order. In each of the asanas, you will statically pause for 15 seconds and repeat the movement three times. Participants will rest for 2 minutes between asanas. If deemed necessary during the application, modifications will be made in the movements and security measures will be taken. Warrior 2, elongated triangle, and Light Cluster stances will be evaluated for each limb separately. Muscle activations of individuals to the contralateral external oblique abdominal and ipsilateral adductor longus muscles of the anterior oblique myofascial chain lines and the contralateral latissimus dorsi and ipsilateral biceps femoris long head muscles to the posterior oblique myofascial chain lines will be evaluated using superficial EMG.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* community-dwelling male and female volunteers who do not do high-level exercise or take frequent long walks and do yoga

Exclusion Criteria:

* Active angina, uncontrolled hypertension, high resting heart rate or respiratory rate, unstable asthma, or exacerbated COPD; cervical spine instability or other significant neck injury, rheumatoid arthritis, unstable ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, elbow or wrist joints, hemiparesis or paraparesis, movement disorders (eg, Parkinson's disease), peripheral neuropathies, residual defective stroke, and severe vision or hearing problems, use of a walker or wheelchair, insufficient hearing to ensure safety in a yoga group setting

Primary outcomes:
measure: sEMG
timeFrame: During the YOGA Asana's
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Konya
country: Turkey
facility: KTO Karatay University
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