Lec 11: Yoga and Pilates (Pt 2)

Yoga v Pilates:

• 3 DISTINCT characteristics of Yoga?

• Relaxation and meditation

• Combining postures

• Several different types

Yoga v Pilates:

• 2 DISTINCT characteristics of Pilates?

• Emphasis on core stability and spinal alignment

• Emphasis on strengthening

Yoga and Pilates:

• What are 4 SIMILARITIES of Yoga and Pilates:

• Emphasis on breathwork

• Flexibility

• Low intensity

• No licensure required

Yoga and Pilates Considerations: Pregnancy

• Avoid supine work after how many weeks?

• Avoid what 2 actions esp when mom is further along in pregnancy?

• Focus on what 3 things?

• 20 weeks

• Avoid: Deep core work and overstretching

• 3:

  • Pelvic Floor

  • Breath

  • Stabilty

Yoga and Pilates Considerations: Hypermobility

• Emphasize what?

• Avoid what?

• Joint control > flexibility

• End ROM

Yoga and Pilates Considerations: Spinal issues

• Examples: (4)

• Requires what?

• 4:

  • Disc Herniation

  • Stenosis

  • Scoliosis

  • Acute LBP

• Requires

  • Modified or avoid exercise

    • Rolling, Flex/Ext

Yoga and Pilates Considerations: Osteoporosis/Osteopenia

• Avoid what 2 movements?

• Focus on what 3 things?

• Avoid end range flexion and twisting

• Focus on:

  • Neutral spine

  • balance

  • posture

Mat Pilates Exercises

Yoga Exercise

Chair Yoga

Yoga Tx for Chronic Non-Specific LBP:

• Yoga leads to clinically meaningful improvements in what 2 things?

• What 2 things persisted beyond the intervention

• Yoga increases risk of what compared to no exercise, BUT is as safe as other forms of exercise

• Pain and Physical Function

• Pain relief and improved function

• Risk of mild to mod adverse events (pain, injury)

Comparative Effectiveness of Pilates and Yoga Group Exercise Interventions for Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain:

• Primary Outcome:

• Secondary Outcome:

• What decreased significantly in Pilates and Yoga groups?

• ___ ratings also improved significantly.

• Primary: Neck Disability Index (NDI)

• Secondary: Pain Ratings, ROM, Posture

• NDI

• Pain

Efficacy of Pilates on Pain, Functional Disorders, and QOL in Patients with Chronic LBP:

• Significant reductions in what 2 things with pilates as intervention compared to controls.

• Modest improvement in what?

• Pain and Disability

• QOL

Effects of Pilates on Patients with Chronic Non Specific LBP:

• Significant improvement in what 2 things with Pilates compared to usual care.

• T/F: Results were similar when compared to other exercise modalities.

• Pain relied and functional improvement

• True

Effectiveness and Safety of Yoga to Treat Chronic and Acute Pain:

• Yoga had short term and long term improvements on what 2 conditions?

• Yoga improved what 2 things especially compared to passive care?

• Neck pain and LBP

• Mood and QOL

Effects of Yoga on CVD Risk Factors":

• Yoga significantly reduced what 3 things?

• Yoga decreased what?

• Yoga increased what?

• Reduced BP, Resting HR, RR

• Decreased:

  • Total Cholesterol

  • LDL

  • Glucose (Modest)

  • BMI

• Improved:

  • HDL

  • Insulin Sensitivity