Lauche Romy, Schumann Dania, Sibbritt David, Adams Jon, Cramer Holger
Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, 235-253 Jones Street, 2007, Ultimo, NSW, Australia.
Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45276, Essen, Germany.
Rheumatol Int. 2017 Jul;37(7):1145-1148. doi: 10.1007/s00296-017-3744-z. Epub 2017 May 22.
Yoga exercises have been associated with joint problems recently, indicating that yoga practice might be potentially dangerous for joint health. This study aimed to analyse whether regular yoga practice is associated with the frequency of joint problems in upper middle-aged Australian women. Women aged 62-67 years from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) were questioned in 2013 whether they experienced regular joint pain or problems in the past 12 months and whether they regularly practiced yoga. Associations of joint problems with yoga practice were analysed using Chi-squared tests and multiple logistic regression modelling. Of 9151 women, 29.8% reported regular problems with stiff or painful joints, and 15.2, 11.9, 18.1 and 15.9% reported regular problems with shoulders, hips, knees and feet, respectively, in the past 12 months. Yoga was practiced sometimes by 10.1% and often by 8.4% of women. Practicing yoga was not associated with upper or lower limb joint problems. No association between yoga practice and joint problems has been identified. Further studies are warranted for conclusive judgement of benefits and safety of yoga in relation to joint problems.
瑜伽练习最近与关节问题有关，这表明瑜伽练习可能对关节健康有潜在危险。本研究旨在分析长期进行瑜伽练习是否与澳大利亚中年女性的关节问题发生频率有关。2013年，对来自澳大利亚女性健康纵向研究（ALSWH）的62 - 67岁女性进行了询问，了解她们在过去12个月内是否经常出现关节疼痛或问题，以及是否经常练习瑜伽。使用卡方检验和多元逻辑回归模型分析关节问题与瑜伽练习之间的关联。在9151名女性中，29.8%报告称关节经常僵硬或疼痛，在过去12个月中，分别有15.2%、11.9%、18.1%和15.9%的女性报告肩部、臀部、膝盖和脚部经常出现问题。10.1%的女性有时练习瑜伽，8.4%的女性经常练习瑜伽。练习瑜伽与上肢或下肢关节问题无关。未发现瑜伽练习与关节问题之间存在关联。有必要进行进一步研究，以对瑜伽在关节问题方面的益处和安全性做出结论性判断。
