Table 4.
Severity Symptoms Reported by the Yoga Group in the CMDQ
| Body Regions | Slightly Uncomfortable | Moderately Uncomfortable | Very Uncomfortable | p value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | ||||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Right eye | 23 | 69.7 | 17 | 77.3 | 9 | 27.3 | 5 | 22.7 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | .12 |
| Left eye | 20 | 66.7 | 14 | 73.7 | 9 | 30.0 | 5 | 26.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .11 |
| Head | 20 | 50.0 | 16 | 59.3 | 14 | 35.0 | 9 | 33.3 | 6 | 15.0 | 2 | 7.4 | .06 |
| Neck | 20 | 43.5 | 24 | 68.6 | 13 | 28.3 | 7 | 20.0 | 13 | 28.3 | 4 | 11.4 | .02* |
| Right shoulder | 14 | 66.7 | 13 | 76.5 | 4 | 19.1 | 2 | 11.8 | 3 | 14.3 | 2 | 11.8 | .66 |
| Left shoulder | 18 | 72.0 | 15 | 79.0 | 6 | 24.0 | 2 | 10.5 | 1 | 4.0 | 2 | 10.5 | .49 |
| Upper back | 21 | 51.2 | 16 | 64.0 | 14 | 34.2 | 7 | 28.0 | 6 | 14.6 | 2 | 8.0 | .01* |
| Lower back | 21 | 46.7 | 20 | 66.7 | 17 | 37.8 | 6 | 20.0 | 7 | 15.6 | 4 | 13.3 | .01* |
| Right arm | 14 | 63.6 | 11 | 78.6 | 7 | 31.8 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 4.6 | 2 | 14.3 | .21 |
| Left arm | 12 | 92.3 | 10 | 76.9 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | .65 |
| Right elbow | 4 | 44.4 | 11 | 84.6 | 4 | 44.4 | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | .29 |
| Left elbow | 5 | 83.3 | 11 | 91.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .08 |
| Right forearm | 11 | 68.8 | 10 | 71.4 | 3 | 18.8 | 3 | 21.4 | 2 | 12.5 | 1 | 7.1 | .95 |
| Left forearm | 6 | 85.7 | 11 | 84.6 | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .08 |
| Right wrist | 20 | 60.6 | 17 | 70.8 | 10 | 30.3 | 5 | 20.8 | 3 | 9.1 | 2 | 8.3 | .23 |
| Left wrist | 6 | 60.0 | 13 | 86.7 | 4 | 40.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .19 |
| Hips/buttocks | 16 | 53.3 | 11 | 68.8 | 10 | 33.3 | 2 | 12.5 | 4 | 13.3 | 3 | 18.8 | .02* |
| Right thigh | 6 | 60.0 | 8 | 72.7 | 3 | 30.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 9.1 | .63 |
| Left thigh | 7 | 63.6 | 9 | 75.0 | 3 | 27.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 8.3 | .62 |
| Right knee | 13 | 59.1 | 15 | 83.3 | 8 | 36.4 | 2 | 11.1 | 1 | 4.6 | 1 | 5.6 | .55 |
| Left knee | 9 | 56.3 | 15 | 93.8 | 7 | 43.8 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .96 |
| Right calf | 6 | 100.0 | 9 | 90.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .17 |
| Left calf | 5 | 100.0 | 10 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .10 |
| Right ankle/foot | 8 | 72.7 | 12 | 85.7 | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | 14.3 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | .36 |
| Left ankle/foot | 5 | 83.3 | 12 | 100.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .08 |
Note. Sample size (n) and percentage of responses (%) are presented for pre (T1) and post (T2) measurement times for each response category. p values correspond to the comparison of total severity scores between pre (T1) and post (T2) measurement times. Bold font and * indicate significant values, α = .05. CMDQ = Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire.