Shruthi P Poovitha, Kamath Koustubh, K Vaishali, K N Shivashankar, Sukumar Suresh, Ravichandran Sneha, David Leena R, Hogg Peter, V Guruprasad, K R Banumathe, Saha Shovan, Kadavigere Rajagopal
Dept of Yoga, Center for Integrative Medicine and Research, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Dept of Medical Imaging Technology , MCHP, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
F1000Res. 2024 May 10;13:277. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.135239.2. eCollection 2024.
The aim of this study was to observe and analyze vascular function in 'prolonged sitting', followed by a yoga asana routine and pranayama intervention. Participants in this study include those who work from desks in offices. The study required the participants to attend on three separate days at random, and they had to finish a computerized test on each day. On the first day, participants were required to complete a computer test while sitting still for four hours (with the exception of washroom breaks). The next day, they underwent a computerized test along with a pranayama intervention. Finally, on the last day, they underwent a computerized test along with a yoga asana intervention. At the start of the study and after two and four hours, we measured the diameter and velocity of the common carotid artery (CCA) and superficial femoral artery (SFA).
The study was a within-subjects prospective single-center trial conducted in the Department of Radio-Diagnosis and Imaging, Kasturba Medical Hospital, Manipal, India, between September 2022 and January 2023. Participants were asked to do one of the following 'activities' over successive weeks: Week 1 - Prolonged sitting; Week 2 - Pranayama intervention; and Week 3 - Yoga asana intervention during prolonged sitting. The baseline and follow-up variables of pulse velocity, endothelial thickness, and shear rate were assessed for normality through a Shapiro-Wilk Test.
Our sample included 11 participants with moderate physical activity, five with high physical activity and one with low physical activity. Yoga asana intervention comprised participants sitting continuously for four hours, with a yoga asana intervention being provided every hour, lasting for 10 minutes.
Yoga asana improves vascular functions in prolonged sitting conditions. This routine can promote the concept of interrupted sitting and ways to reduce it with efficient yoga asana practice without changing the work culture and provide better physical relief.
CTRI/2022/09/045628), date of registration: 19/09/2022( CTRI/2022/9/045628) https://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/main1.php?EncHid=16349.27799.
本研究旨在观察和分析长时间坐着后，进行一套瑜伽体式练习和呼吸控制法干预时的血管功能。本研究的参与者包括办公室伏案工作者。该研究要求参与者随机在三个不同的日子前来，并在每天完成一项计算机化测试。第一天，参与者需要静坐四小时（除上厕所外）完成计算机测试。第二天，他们在进行呼吸控制法干预的同时接受计算机化测试。最后，在最后一天，他们在进行瑜伽体式干预的同时接受计算机化测试。在研究开始时以及两小时和四小时后，我们测量了颈总动脉（CCA）和股浅动脉（SFA）的直径和流速。
该研究是一项在印度马尼帕尔卡斯图尔巴医学院放射诊断与影像科进行的受试者内前瞻性单中心试验，时间为2022年9月至2023年1月。要求参与者在连续几周内进行以下“活动”之一：第1周——长时间坐着；第2周——呼吸控制法干预；第3周——长时间坐着时进行瑜伽体式干预。通过夏皮罗-威尔克检验评估脉搏速度、内皮厚度和剪切率的基线和随访变量是否呈正态分布。
我们的样本包括11名中等体力活动者、5名高体力活动者和1名低体力活动者。瑜伽体式干预包括参与者连续坐四小时，每小时进行一次持续10分钟的瑜伽体式干预。
瑜伽体式可改善长时间坐着状态下的血管功能。这套练习可以推广间断久坐的概念，以及在不改变工作文化的情况下通过高效的瑜伽体式练习减少久坐的方法，并提供更好的身体舒缓效果。
CTRI/2022/09/045628，注册日期：2022年9月19日（CTRI/2022/9/045628）https://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/main1.php?EncHid=16349.27799 。
