COVID 19 döneminde yetişkin sağlikli kadinlarda düzenli yoga yapmanin postür ve denge üzerine etkisi

This study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of yoga on posture and balance in healthy adult women during Covid-19. 42 volunteer women between the ages of 25-45 who regularly do or do not do yoga participated in the study. Subjects were divided into two groups those who do yoga regularly (n=21) and those who do not (n=21). New York Posture Rating Scale, One-leg stand test, Y balance test, Functional Reach test, Fingertip-to-floor test, Quality of life Short Form 36 (SF 36) test, Beck Depression test, muscle strength and 30-second Sit and Stand test, and Modified Push-up test were evaluated for both of the groups. Independent T-test, Mann-Whitney-U test and Chi-square tests were used to compare the groups as statistical analyses. A statistically significant difference was observed in the New York Posture Rating score of the groups (p<0.05). It was found that the group doing yoga differed significantly in dynamic balance, flexibility, posture, and depression measurements compared to the group that did not do yoga (p<0.05). In addition, the physical function, limitations in physical activities because of health problems, role limitations because of emotional problems, social function, energy-fatigue, general health perceptions of the yoga group were also found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). In addition, it was observed that the static balance, bodily pain and mental health measures of the participants did not show a statistically significant difference between the groups (p>0.05). As a result of our study, we found that yoga had a positive effect on posture, dynamic balance, flexibility, muscle strength, endurance, and quality of life in healthy adult women. Key words: Yoga, Posture, Balance, Yoga effects