Bukowski Elaine L, Conway Allison, Glentz Laura A, Kurland Kristy, Galantino Mary Lou
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240, USA.
Int Q Community Health Educ. 2006;26(3):287-305. doi: 10.2190/IQ.26.3.f.
This case series describes the impact of various forms of exercise on symptoms associated with osteoarthritis of the knee. A group of 15 women and men performed one of the following: traditional stretching and strengthening exercises, Iyengar yoga, or no structured group exercise. Low back and hamstring flexibility and quadriceps strength and function were monitored before and after the program. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) was used to assess subjective change after the six-week intervention period. A global assessment questionnaire was also completed by each participant and each instructor at the exit sessions to measure perceived changes in improvements since the initiation of the intervention. This study found functional changes and improvement in quality of life in traditional exercise and a yoga based approach that should encourage further comprehensive and carefully designed studies of yoga in osteoarthritis.
本病例系列描述了各种形式的运动对膝关节骨关节炎相关症状的影响。15名女性和男性组成的一组人进行了以下其中一项活动：传统的伸展和强化运动、艾扬格瑜伽，或无组织的团体运动。在该项目前后监测了腰部和腘绳肌的柔韧性以及股四头肌的力量和功能。使用西安大略和麦克马斯特大学骨关节炎指数（WOMAC）评估六周干预期后的主观变化。在结束课程时，每位参与者和每位教练还填写了一份总体评估问卷，以衡量自干预开始以来所感知到的改善变化。本研究发现，传统运动和基于瑜伽的方法能带来功能变化和生活质量的改善，这应鼓励对瑜伽在骨关节炎方面进行进一步全面且精心设计的研究。
