Onlıne Yoga Compared to Face-To-Face Yoga on Dıaphragm Thıckness, Body Balance and Psychosocıal Status

Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled study was to compared six-week online yoga program with six-week face-to-face yoga program on diaphragm thickness, body balance and physio social status in young female individuals. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does online yoga have similar effects compared to face-to-face yoga in terms of diaphragm thickness?
* Does online yoga have similar effects compared to face-to-face yoga in terms of body balance?
* Does online yoga have similar effects compared to face-to-face yoga in terms of psychosocial status such as level of anxiety and social media addiction? Participants completed the experimental steps of ultrasound scanning, balance testing and the scales questioning psychosocial status before and after 6-week online yoga program. After the pandemic conditions normalized, new participants were invited, and a 6-weeks face-to-face yoga program was applied and the same tests were applied before and after the program. As a control group, individuals whose physical activity levels were monitored and who did not participate in any exercise program were evaluated twice, six weeks apart. The researchers compared these three groups and examined whether there were differences between the groups in terms of the investigated parameters.

Conditions

• Mind-Body Therapies
• Yoga
• Telerehabilitation

Interventions

OTHER

Online yoga exercise

The basic yoga poses of Shivananda Yoga included in the online yoga group were shoulder stand (sarvangasana), plough pose (halasana), fish pose (matsyasana), backstretch (paschimothanasana), cobra (bhujangasana), locust (shalabhasana), bow (dhanurasana), spinal twist (matsyendrasana), crow pose (kakasana), standing backstretch (pada hasthasana) and triangle pose (trikonasana). The yoga practice flow was designed for individuals who had never practiced yoga before. In the initial classes, there was a focus on breathing exercises and warming-up series such as "Sun Salutations". The instructor frequently reminded the participants to perform all the poses with full yoga breaths and without holding their breath. In the scope of the study, the physiotherapist researcher who is a certified as the Shivananda Yoga instructor, performed the same yoga practice flow and steps in the both groups during six-week.

OTHER

Face-to-face yoga exercise

The basic yoga poses of Shivananda Yoga included in the face-to-face yoga group were shoulder stand (sarvangasana), plough pose (halasana), fish pose (matsyasana), backstretch (paschimothanasana), cobra (bhujangasana), locust (shalabhasana), bow (dhanurasana), spinal twist (matsyendrasana), crow pose (kakasana), standing backstretch (pada hasthasana) and triangle pose (trikonasana). The yoga practice flow was designed for individuals who had never practiced yoga before. In the initial classes, there was a focus on breathing exercises and warming-up series such as "Sun Salutations". The instructor frequently reminded the participants to perform all the poses with full yoga breaths and without holding their breath.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Marmara University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Zübeyir Sarı, Prof Dr · Marmara University Health Science Faculty Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

• İlkşan Demirbüken, Prof Dr · Marmara University Health Science Faculty Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

• Leila Abdolalizadeh Khaselouei, PT · Marmara University Health Science Faculty Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

• Hilal B Can, MSc PT · Marmara University Health Science Faculty Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

• Mine G Polat, Prof Dr · Marmara University Health Science Faculty Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

• Bahar Özgül, PhD PT · Marmara University Health Science Faculty Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

25 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-07-01

Primary Completion

2024-04-03

Completion

2024-04-03

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations