A randomised controlled trial compares Iyengar yoga with seated yoga for fall prevention in older adults, suggesting significant differences in effectiveness.
Oliveira JS, Sherrington C, Lord SL, Camara GC, Colley S, West C, Haynes A, Gilchrist H, Kwok WS, Pearce LMN, Wallbank G, Trent M, Bauman A, Grunseit AC, Anstey KJ, Tiedemann A. The effect of an Iyengar yoga-based exercise programme versus a seated yoga relaxation programme on falls in people aged 60 years and over (SAGE): a pragmatic, two-arm, parallel randomised controlled trial. Lancet Healthy Longev 2025;6:100749.
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