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Yoga spinal flexion positions and vertebral compression fracture in osteopenia or osteoporosis of spine: case series.
Sinaki M. Sinaki M. Pain Pract. 2013 Jan;13(1):68-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00545.x. Epub 2012 Mar 26. Pain Pract. 2013. PMID: 22448849
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this report is to raise awareness of the effect of strenuous yoga flexion exercises on osteopenic or osteoporotic spines. We previously described subjects with known osteoporosis in whom vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) devel …
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this report is to raise awareness of the effect of strenuous yoga flexion exercises on osteopenic or oste …
Postmenopausal spinal osteoporosis: flexion versus extension exercises.
Sinaki M, Mikkelsen BA. Sinaki M, et al. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1984 Oct;65(10):593-6. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1984. PMID: 6487063
Fifty-nine women with postmenopausal spinal osteoporosis and back pain were instructed in a treatment program that included extension exercises (E) for 25 patients, flexion exercises (F) for 9, combined (E + F) exercises for 19, or no therapeutic exercises (N) for 6 …
Fifty-nine women with postmenopausal spinal osteoporosis and back pain were instructed in a treatment program that included extension …
Soft Tissue and Bony Injuries Attributed to the Practice of Yoga: A Biomechanical Analysis and Implications for Management.
Lee M, Huntoon EA, Sinaki M. Lee M, et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Mar;94(3):424-431. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.09.024. Epub 2019 Feb 18. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019. PMID: 30792066
Anterior wedging was seen in 16 (18.0%), and compression fractures were present in 13 (14.6%). The poses that were most commonly identified as causing the injuries involved hyperflexion and hyperextension of the spine. ...CONCLUSION: Yoga potentially has many benefits, but …
Anterior wedging was seen in 16 (18.0%), and compression fractures were present in 13 (14.6%). The poses that were most commonly iden …
Vertebral compression fractures associated with yoga: a case series.
Sfeir JG, Drake MT, Sonawane VJ, Sinaki M. Sfeir JG, et al. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2018 Dec;54(6):947-951. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.18.05034-7. Epub 2018 Apr 24. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2018. PMID: 29687967 Free article.
When practiced in a population at increased fracture risk, however, some yoga poses may increase fracture risk, particularly at the spine, rather than increasing BMD as noted in recent popular press reports. CASE REPORT: Nine subjects (8 women) with a median age of …
When practiced in a population at increased fracture risk, however, some yoga poses may increase fracture risk, particularly a …