TOPLINE:
Yoga and strengthening exercises both reduced knee pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) over 12 weeks, with no significant difference between them. Over 24 weeks, yoga led to modest improvements in function and quality of life.
METHODOLOGY:
- A randomized comparative effectiveness superiority trial conducted at a single center in Tasmania, Australia, compared the effectiveness of yoga with that of strengthening exercises for managing knee OA symptoms.
- A total of 117 participants with knee OA (mean age, 62.5 years; 72.6% women) were randomly assigned to either a yoga program (n = 58) or a strengthening exercise program (n = 59), each involving 24-week sessions.
- Participants attended two in-person group sessions led by physiotherapists and yoga teachers and one home-based session per week for 12 weeks,…