Table 5.
Interference With Work Reported by the Yoga Group in the CMDQ
| Body Regions | Not at All | Slightly Interfered | Substantially Interfered | p value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | ||||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Right eye | 7 | 21.2 | 11 | 47.8 | 26 | 78.8 | 10 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | .10 |
| Left eye | 9 | 30.0 | 10 | 50.0 | 21 | 70.0 | 9 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | .12 |
| Head | 10 | 23.8 | 12 | 46.2 | 23 | 54.8 | 12 | 46.2 | 9 | 21.4 | 2 | 7.7 | .003* |
| Neck | 15 | 32.6 | 20 | 55.6 | 21 | 45.7 | 13 | 36.1 | 10 | 21.7 | 3 | 8.3 | .03* |
| Right shoulder | 11 | 52.4 | 14 | 82.4 | 7 | 33.3 | 2 | 11.8 | 3 | 14.3 | 1 | 5.9 | .50 |
| Left shoulder | 14 | 56.0 | 13 | 72.2 | 9 | 36.0 | 5 | 27.8 | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | .28 |
| Upper back | 14 | 34.2 | 13 | 46.4 | 23 | 56.1 | 14 | 50.0 | 4 | 9.8 | 1 | 3.6 | .04* |
| Lower back | 13 | 28.9 | 14 | 43.8 | 28 | 62.2 | 18 | 56.3 | 4 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | .02* |
| Right arm | 9 | 39.1 | 11 | 73.3 | 11 | 47.8 | 4 | 26.7 | 3 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | .13 |
| Left arm | 8 | 57.1 | 10 | 76.9 | 6 | 42.9 | 3 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Right elbow | 2 | 22.2 | 11 | 91.7 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | .48 |
| Left elbow | 2 | 33.3 | 10 | 83.3 | 4 | 66.7 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .10 |
| Right forearm | 7 | 43.8 | 11 | 78.6 | 7 | 43.8 | 3 | 21.4 | 2 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | .74 |
| Left forearm | 3 | 42.9 | 10 | 83.3 | 3 | 42.9 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | .17 |
| Right wrist | 12 | 38.7 | 14 | 63.6 | 17 | 54.8 | 8 | 36.4 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | .11 |
| Left wrist | 6 | 60.0 | 12 | 75.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | .12 |
| Hips/buttocks | 14 | 46.7 | 9 | 56.3 | 13 | 43.3 | 7 | 43.8 | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | .02 |
| Right thigh | 7 | 70.0 | 10 | 90.9 | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | .66 |
| Left thigh | 8 | 80.0 | 10 | 83.3 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | .45 |
| Right knee | 14 | 63.6 | 14 | 82.4 | 8 | 36.4 | 3 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .46 |
| Left knee | 11 | 68.8 | 15 | 93.8 | 5 | 31.3 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .87 |
| Right calf | 5 | 83.3 | 8 | 80.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .18 |
| Left calf | 4 | 80.0 | 8 | 80.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .10 |
| Right ankle/foot | 6 | 54.6 | 11 | 84.6 | 5 | 45.5 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .54 |
| Left ankle/foot | 5 | 83.3 | 11 | 91.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 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 Interference scores between pre (T1) and post (T2) measurement times. Bold font and * indicate significant values, α = .05. CMDQ = Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire.