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Are screening by yoga instructors and their practice patterns important to prevent injuries in yoga clients?
Donald H Lein1, Harshvardhan Singh1, SoJung Kim2
1Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama Birmingham, 1716 9th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
Background And Purpose:
Little information exists regarding the association of yoga-related injuries with yoga instructor (YI) practice patterns. Therefore, this cross-sectional survey examined the screening and practice characteristics of YI and its relationship with yoga-related injuries.
Methods And Materials:
YI from Northeastern US completed a customized web-based 57-item questionnaire.
Results:
The response rate of our questionnaire was 46%. In this study, only 8.8% of the YI reported physical performance screening and 33.7% of the participants did medical screenings with their clients. A binomial logistic regression analysis with the above variables revealed that adherence to training by YI (p = 0.031) and the use of Sun Salutations (p = 0.002) predicted lower yoga-related injuries in clients reported by YI.
Conclusions:
Reduction in client yoga-related injuries was predicted by YI adhering to their training and performing Sun Salutations in their classes.
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