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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Yoga Practice on Physical Fitness in the Elderly.

Sohee Shin

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMeta-Analysis
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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06189430 (Effect of Vinyasa Yoga on Frailty and Anthropometric Measurements in Elderly Individuals), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06189430 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Vinyasa Yoga on Frailty and Anthropometric Measurements in Elderly Individuals

TypeinterventionalSponsorEge UniversityRan2023 to 2023Enrolled70ConditionsGeriatrics, Yoga, Complementary Therapies, Nursing CariesArmsYoga, Standard exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sohee ShinSchool of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, Korea.
University of Ulsan · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to meta-analyze the effects of yoga intervention on physical fitness in the elderly. The following databases were systematically searched in 25 March 2021: Cochrane, PubMed and Embase. A total of 656 papers was identified through key word combinations, finally, 12 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The main conclusions are as follows. First, yoga practice showed moderately positive effects on muscle strength, balance, mobility, and lower body flexibility, but had no significant effect on cardiorespiratory endurance and upper body flexibility. Second, sub-group analysis showed that subjects in their 60s and 70s and yoga practice for 9-12 weeks had a large positive effect on physical fitness. Yoga is a multimodal activity that improves muscle strength, balance, and flexibility in the elderly, and physical activity policies should continue to promote yoga as an activity that enhances physical and mental wellbeing in this population.

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YogaAgedExerciseHumansMuscle StrengthPhysical Fitnessphysical fitnessthe elderlyyoga intervention

Identifiers

PMID34770176
PMCPMC8583600
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