YOGA Asanas and Myofascial Chain Activity in Elderly Individuals

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Geriatrics
• Interventions: Other: YOGA

• Registration Number: NCT05400850
• Lead Sponsor: KTO Karatay University

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.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Study Start: 2022-05-27
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-27
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-02
• Primary Completion: 2022-06-27
• Study Completion: 2022-06-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
YOGA	YOGA	sEMG values will record during different 5 YOGA Asana's

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
sEMG	During the YOGA Asana's	sEMG activity will record during YOGA Asana's

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

KTO Karatay University; 🇹🇷 Konya, Turkey