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2023, Vol. 8 Issue 1, Part A

Effect of yoga therapy on osteoarthritis of the knee

AUTHOR(S): Ajay Kumar
ABSTRACT:
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent chronic disease and is a leading cause of pain and disability in most countries worldwide.
Objective: To see the effect of the yoga program on patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
Design: single group longitudinal pre-post study.
Setting: The study was conducted on thirty patients with KOA in residential health care Centre in Hissar, Haryana, India, between the periods of September to December 2022.
Participants: 30 patients in which 28 women and 2 males with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
Intervention: yoga practices intended to act physically, emotionally, Intellectually, and spiritually level and includes yoga postures, breathing exercises, internal cleansing techniques, meditation, pranayama, and relaxation techniques for one weak.
Measurements: WOMAC.
Results: While calculating the data with the help of SPSS 26 Version calculating significance value is 0.00 which is less than the level of significance.
Conclusion: Results of this study showed a beneficial effect in reducing the cardinal symptoms of OAK. Therefore, yoga therapy can be used as an alternative and complementary therapy in OAK.
Pages: 40-43  |  418 Views  141 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Ajay Kumar. Effect of yoga therapy on osteoarthritis of the knee. Int J Yogic Hum Mov Sports Sciences 2023;8(1):40-43. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/yogic.2023.v8.i1a.1375
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