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A randomized trial of ambulatory women aged 40 years and older, studied the effects of Iyengar yoga, a form of Hatha yoga on urinary incontinence. On average, 85% decrease in stress incontinence frequency compared to a 25% increase in controls, however, no significant differences in reduction in urgency incontinence.<ref>Huang AJ, Jenny HE, Chesney MA, Schembri M, Subak LL. A group-based yoga therapy intervention for urinary incontinence in women: a pilot randomized trial. Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery. 2014 May;20(3):147.</ref> | A randomized trial of ambulatory women aged 40 years and older, studied the effects of Iyengar yoga, a form of Hatha yoga on urinary incontinence. On average, 85% decrease in stress incontinence frequency compared to a 25% increase in controls, however, no significant differences in reduction in urgency incontinence. Specific yoga poses that are believed to be helpful include the Utkatasana (chair pose), Trikonasana (triangle pose), and the Malasana (squat pose).<ref>Huang AJ, Jenny HE, Chesney MA, Schembri M, Subak LL. A group-based yoga therapy intervention for urinary incontinence in women: a pilot randomized trial. Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery. 2014 May;20(3):147.</ref> Yoga may help improve general body alignment, flexibility, strength, control, and awareness, all of which are thought to assist in strengthening the pelvic floor muscles.<ref>Tenfelde S, Logan R, Abernethy M. Yoga for the Pelvic Floor. Beginnings. 2014;34(1).</ref> Yoga may therefore function as either an alternative method of pelvic floor muscle training or a supplement to such training. Yoga may also address mental health and quality of life issues, through potential effects on depression, stress, and anxiety, and help patients manage their medical condition.<ref>Shrestha N, Lassi ZS, Panda S, Chiaramonte D, Skoetz N, Wieland LS. Yoga for treatment of urinary incontinence in women. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2017 May;2017(5).</ref> | ||
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Definitions[edit | edit source]
Yoga:
"A Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practised for health and relaxation." [1]
Mindfulness:
"Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us." [2]
Clinically Relevant Anatomy[edit | edit source]
Please see the page "Pelvic Floor Anatomy," for further details regarding anatomy.
Roles of the Pelvic Floor[edit | edit source]
Yoga and mindfulness training[edit | edit source]
Physiotherapists with knowledge of the pelvic floor can successfully integrate yoga practices into their therapy.
Urinary incontinence
A randomized trial of ambulatory women aged 40 years and older, studied the effects of Iyengar yoga, a form of Hatha yoga on urinary incontinence. On average, 85% decrease in stress incontinence frequency compared to a 25% increase in controls, however, no significant differences in reduction in urgency incontinence. Specific yoga poses that are believed to be helpful include the Utkatasana (chair pose), Trikonasana (triangle pose), and the Malasana (squat pose).[3] Yoga may help improve general body alignment, flexibility, strength, control, and awareness, all of which are thought to assist in strengthening the pelvic floor muscles.[4] Yoga may therefore function as either an alternative method of pelvic floor muscle training or a supplement to such training. Yoga may also address mental health and quality of life issues, through potential effects on depression, stress, and anxiety, and help patients manage their medical condition.[5]
Pelvic organ prolapse
Pelvic pain
Irritable bowel syndrome
Dysmenorrhea
Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Oxford dictionaries. Available from:https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/yoga
- ↑ Mindful. Available from: https://www.mindful.org/what-is-mindfulness/
- ↑ Huang AJ, Jenny HE, Chesney MA, Schembri M, Subak LL. A group-based yoga therapy intervention for urinary incontinence in women: a pilot randomized trial. Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery. 2014 May;20(3):147.
- ↑ Tenfelde S, Logan R, Abernethy M. Yoga for the Pelvic Floor. Beginnings. 2014;34(1).
- ↑ Shrestha N, Lassi ZS, Panda S, Chiaramonte D, Skoetz N, Wieland LS. Yoga for treatment of urinary incontinence in women. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2017 May;2017(5).
