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. 2021 Oct 1;65(7):1525–1541. doi: 10.1177/00187208211045766

Table 1.

Group Comparison of CMDQ Discomfort Score Differences (T1-T2)

Body Regions Yoga Group Difference (T1-T2) Control Group Difference (T1 -T2) p value
M ±SD M ±SD
Right eye 2.41 6.47 −4.03 15.50 .002*
Left eye 4.12 11.78 −2.24 12.77 .01*
Head 0.58 8.83 −1.09 9.46 .20
Neck 11.47 27.02 0.18 10.24 .002*
Right shoulder 4.58 17.24 −.74 9.48 .22
Left shoulder 1.07 5.57 −.43 5.72 .30
Upper back 6.21 15.41 0.68 5.73 .03*
Lower back 5.42 16.75 0.01 13.79 .05*
Right arm 1.93 13.33 −1.89 6.78 .04*
Left arm 0.02 3.41 −1.83 6.58 .30
Right elbow 1.13 6.26 −.70 4.18 .54
Left elbow 0.50 6.13 −1.25 3.43 .43
Right forearm 2.42 13.78 −1.76 7.05 .14
Left forearm −.13 2.28 −1.09 4.71 .49
Right wrist 3.51 12.38 −.56 8.40 .01*
Left wrist 0.66 6.66 −.75 2.95 .43
Hips/buttocks 5.11 19.62 −.60 8.29 .02*
Right thigh 0.83 13.10 −2.00 7.34 .01*
Left thigh 0.46 11.26 −1.95 7.34 .01*
Right knee 2.30 9.47 −1.08 5.80 .16
Left knee 1.07 4.60 −2.23 6.74 .10
Right calf −.59 2.89 −.70 2.47 .72
Left calf −.53 2.86 −.74 2.47 .54
Right ankle/foot 1.78 11.33 1.15 12.97 .08
Left ankle/foot −.47 2.28 −1.64 7.47 .36

Note. Mean (M) ± standard deviation (SD) of pre (T1) and post (T2) measurement differences are compared between yoga and control groups. Bold font and * indicate significant values, α = .05. CMDQ = Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire.