Journal article
Effectiveness of an Unsupervised Online Yoga Program on Pain and Function in People With Knee Osteoarthritis A Randomized Clinical Trial
KL Bennell, S Schwartz, PL Teo, S Hawkins, D Mackenzie, F McManus, KE Lamb, AJ Kimp, B Metcalf, DJ Hunter, RS Hinman
Annals of Internal Medicine | AMER COLL PHYSICIANS | Published : 2022
DOI: 10.7326/M22-1761
Abstract
Background: Yoga is a mind-body exercise typically done in groups in person, but this delivery method can be inconvenient, inaccessible, and costly. Effective online programs may increase access to exercise for knee osteoarthritis. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an unsupervised 12-week online yoga program. Design: Two-group superiority randomized trial. (Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12620000012976) Setting: Community. Participants: 212 adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Intervention: Both groups received online osteoarthritis information (control). The yoga group also received access to an unsupervised online yoga program delivered via prerecor..
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Funding Acknowledgements
By a National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant (#1091302) and the Centres of Research Excellence (#1079078).