Kong Steve S, Pham Thanh, Fortis Allyson, Raval Alpa, Bhanusali Neha
Department of Medicine, Highland Hospital Alameda Health, Oakland Ca, USA.
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Int J Yoga. 2021 Jan-Apr;14(1):75-82. doi: 10.4103/ijoy.IJOY_78_20. Epub 2021 Feb 5.
Recent studies have demonstrated that physical activity is well tolerated by patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) and can have additional benefits as an adjuvant therapy to pharmacologic agents, especially if started early. To date, no studies have examined the effects of yoga on patients with IIMs.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of yoga on self-reported difficulty in performing activities of daily living (ADL) and muscle strength in patients with mild-to-moderate IIMs.
A longitudinal cohort study in which participants were assessed using the Myositis Activities Profile (MAP) and manual muscle testing (MMT) before and after the completion of an 8-week instructor-guided yoga course was performed.
Wilcoxon signed-ranked test was performed for statistical analysis.
The average posttreatment MAP scores of six participants demonstrated an increase of 2.51 points, while the average MMT score of four participants demonstrated an increase of 11 points.
This study is the first study to date to examine the effect of yoga as an adjuvant complementary therapy for patients with IIM. Continued research should be done on the effect of yoga as an adjuvant therapy, for in addition to increase in muscle strength and ability to perform ADL, yoga may offer potential improvements in mood, mental health, and sleep.
最近的研究表明，特发性炎症性肌病（IIM）患者对体育活动耐受性良好，并且作为药物治疗的辅助疗法可能具有额外益处，尤其是早期开始时。迄今为止，尚无研究考察瑜伽对IIM患者的影响。
本研究旨在评估瑜伽对轻度至中度IIM患者自我报告的日常生活活动（ADL）困难及肌肉力量的影响。
进行了一项纵向队列研究，在参与者完成为期8周的由教练指导的瑜伽课程前后，使用肌炎活动量表（MAP）和徒手肌力测试（MMT）对其进行评估。
采用Wilcoxon符号秩检验进行统计分析。
6名参与者治疗后的MAP平均得分增加了2.51分，4名参与者的MMT平均得分增加了11分。
本研究是迄今为止第一项考察瑜伽作为IIM患者辅助补充疗法效果的研究。应继续研究瑜伽作为辅助疗法的效果，因为除了增强肌肉力量和进行ADL的能力外，瑜伽可能还会改善情绪、心理健康和睡眠。
