Citation

Sekendiz B. Phys. Sportsmed. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00913847.2020.1717395

PMID

31952451

Abstract

Objectives: Despite being considered a low-intensity exercise, concerns have been raised about the risk of injuries associated with yoga. This study aimed to analyse the characteristics and trend of yoga-related emergency department (ED) presentations from July 2009 to June 2016 in Victoria, Australia.Methods: The Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset (VEMD) was used to collect the de-identified data. The data were first analysed using descriptive statistics and Spearman's correlation. Further injury trend was analysed by calculating percentage change of the number of yoga-related injuries during the seven-year study period. Results: There were 118 yoga-related injury cases that significantly (p <.05) increased by 357% from July 2009 to June 2016. Most of the cases were female (n = 96; 81.4%) and between 20-39 years old (n = 68, 57.6%). Most common injuries comprised dislocations/sprains/strains (n = 60, 51.7%) followed by fractures (n = 17, 14.4%), and injury to muscle/tendon (n = 15, 12.7%).Conclusion: The findings warrant future nationwide research as well as an investigation into the risk management strategies of yoga service providers to minimize the risk of injury.

Language: en

Keywords

exercise; health policy; preventive medicine; risk management; safety