Reina Anita M, Adams Em V, Allison Claire K, Mueller Kaitlin E, Crowe Brandi M, van Puymbroeck Marieke, Schmid Arlene A
Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.
Int J Yoga. 2020 May-Aug;13(2):156-159. doi: 10.4103/ijoy.IJOY_57_19. Epub 2020 May 1.
Yoga is an effective intervention to improve functional fitness in adults with and without disabilities, but little research exists regarding yoga's impact on functional fitness for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs).
The purpose of this study was to examine the benefits of a group yoga intervention on the functional fitness of adults with IDDs.
This yoga intervention included 12 sessions of yoga over 7 weeks (60-min sessions twice a week) at a special population recreation and leisure program. The functional fitness test was used to examine physical functioning before and after the yoga intervention.
Eight adults completed the baseline and posttest measures (age mean = 31; standard deviation = 6.55; 50% male). There were significant improvements in lower-body strength (9.00 ± 4.63 vs. 11.50 ± 3.16, = 0.04, 28% improvement), upper-body strength (11.25 ± 3.54 vs. 14.25 ± 3.37, = 0.018, 27% improvement), and agility and balance (9.29 ± 4.1 vs. 6.60 ± 1.54, = 0.036, 29% improvement). Functional fitness often declines for people with IDD at a faster rate than the general population; thus, these significant changes indicate that a yoga intervention may enhance functional fitness for people with IDD. Clinicians or other healthcare providers might consider yoga as a means to improve functional fitness in adults with IDDs.
瑜伽是一种有效的干预措施，可改善有或无残疾的成年人的身体功能适应性，但关于瑜伽对智力和发育障碍（IDD）个体身体功能适应性影响的研究很少。
本研究的目的是探讨团体瑜伽干预对IDD成年人身体功能适应性的益处。
这项瑜伽干预在一个特殊人群娱乐休闲项目中进行，为期7周，共12节瑜伽课（每周两次，每次60分钟）。采用身体功能适应性测试来评估瑜伽干预前后的身体功能。
8名成年人完成了基线和测试后测量（平均年龄=31岁；标准差=6.55；50%为男性）。下肢力量有显著改善（9.00±4.63对11.50±3.16，P=0.04，改善28%），上肢力量（11.25±3.54对14.25±3.37，P=0.018，改善27%），以及敏捷性和平衡能力（9.29±4.1对6.60±1.54，P=0.036，改善29%）。IDD患者的身体功能适应性通常比普通人群下降得更快；因此，这些显著变化表明瑜伽干预可能会增强IDD患者的身体功能适应性。临床医生或其他医疗保健提供者可能会考虑将瑜伽作为改善IDD成年人身体功能适应性的一种手段。
