ArticleGlobal advances in health and medicine2019
Prenatal Yoga for Back Pain, Balance, and Maternal Wellness: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study.
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- Effectiveness of conservative therapy on pain, disability and quality of life for low back pain in pregnancy: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Brazilian journal of physical therapyPooled it
- The Effect of Prenatal Yoga on Pregnancy-Related Symptoms: A Pilot Quasi-Experimental Study.Complementary medicine research · 2023Trial
- The effect of yoga on birth outcomes of Chinese pregnancies with preeclampsia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Co-designing and evaluating a prenatal yoga intervention for ethnic minority women: a feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Contactless exercise intervention in prenatal and postnatal period during COVID-19 lowers the risk of postpartum depression.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Superior Gait Symmetry and Postural Stability among Yoga Instructors-Inertial Measurement Unit-Based Evaluation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- CLARIFY 2021: explanation and elaboration of the Delphi-based guidelines for the reporting of yoga research.BMJ open · 2021Article
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- Prenatal Yoga and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized-Control Trial.OBM integrative and complimentary medicine · 2021Article
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backgroundThe objective was to assess the feasibility of a prenatal yoga randomized controlled trial (RCT) for gestational low back pain (LBP), mobility, and maternal well-being.
methodsIn this pilot, women aged 18 to 39 years with uncomplicated pregnancies at 12 to 26 weeks were randomized, stratified by presence of LBP, to attend a weekly yoga class or a time-matched educational support group for 12 weeks. Sample size was based on anticipated enrollment of 2 subjects per month. Primary outcomes were measures of feasibility and acceptability. Secondary outcomes included LBP disability, pregnancy symptom burden, childbirth self-efficacy, instrumented gait, balance, and falls at baseline, every 4 weeks, and 6 weeks postpartum.
resultsFrom April 2015 to December 2015, 168 women were contacted and 115 (68%) were eligible. Twenty women enrolled (N = 11 yoga; N = 9 control; mean gestational age 20.2 weeks). Retention at 12 weeks was 81% in yoga and 77% in control. There were no yoga-related adverse events. Exploratory analyses show no differences in back pain disability between groups. Significant groups effects were found on biomechanical assessments, including percentage change in gait speed (
conclusionConducting an RCT of prenatal yoga to improve gestational LBP and maternal well-being is feasible and safe. While no differences in back pain were observed, biomechanical measures were sensitive assessments for evaluating gestational LBP-related mobility impairment and showed group differences. Additionally, the PSI showed significant differences in symptom burden over 12 weeks, supporting the ongoing claims that yoga improves a pregnant woman's overall well-being.
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