Cramer Holger, Sibbritt David, Adams Jon, Lauche Romy
Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Maturitas. 2016 Feb;84:38-41. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.10.010. Epub 2015 Oct 28.
Falls are the leading cause of injuries in women across all ages. While yoga has been shown to increase balance, it has also been associated with injuries due to falls during practice. This study aimed to analyse whether regular yoga or meditation practice is associated with the frequency of falls and fall-related injuries in upper middle-aged Australian women.
Women aged 59-64 years from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) were queried regarding falls and falls-related injuries; and whether they regularly practiced yoga or meditation. Associations of falls and falls-related injuries with yoga or meditation practice were analysed using chi-squared tests and multiple logistic regression modelling.
Of 10,011 women, 4413 (44.1%) had slipped, tripped or stumbled, 2770 (27.7%) had fallen to the ground, 1398 (14.0%) had been injured as a result of falling, and 901 (9.0%) women had sought medical attention for a fall-related injury within the previous 12 months. Yoga or meditation was practiced regularly by 746 (7.5%) women. No associations of falls, fall-related injuries and treatment due to falls-related injury with yoga or meditation practice were found.
No association between yoga or meditation practice and falls or fall-related injuries have been found. Further studies are warranted for conclusive judgement of benefits and safety of yoga and meditation in relation to balance, falls and fall-related injuries.
跌倒是各年龄段女性受伤的主要原因。虽然瑜伽已被证明能增强平衡能力，但在练习过程中也与跌倒导致的受伤有关。本研究旨在分析定期进行瑜伽或冥想练习是否与澳大利亚中上年龄女性的跌倒频率及与跌倒相关的损伤有关。
对来自澳大利亚女性健康纵向研究（ALSWH）的59 - 64岁女性进行了关于跌倒及与跌倒相关损伤的询问；以及她们是否定期练习瑜伽或冥想。使用卡方检验和多元逻辑回归模型分析跌倒及与跌倒相关损伤与瑜伽或冥想练习之间的关联。
在10011名女性中，4413名（44.1%）曾滑倒、绊倒或踉跄，2770名（27.7%）曾摔倒在地，1398名（14.0%）因跌倒而受伤，901名（9.0%）女性在过去12个月内因与跌倒相关的损伤寻求过医疗救治。746名（7.5%）女性定期练习瑜伽或冥想。未发现跌倒、与跌倒相关的损伤以及因跌倒相关损伤而接受治疗与瑜伽或冥想练习之间存在关联。
未发现瑜伽或冥想练习与跌倒或与跌倒相关的损伤之间存在关联。需要进一步研究以对瑜伽和冥想在平衡、跌倒及与跌倒相关损伤方面的益处和安全性做出确定性判断。
