Research Article

Biomechanical Characteristics on the Lower Extremity of Three Typical Yoga Manoeuvres

Table 1

Mean and standard deviation for peak joint angles and range of motion (°) in the sagittal and frontal planes.

Flex/extAbd/add
MaxMinROMMaxMinROM

Yoga averagesHip90.554.8
Knee83.344.9
Ankle48.74.8
LungeHip
Knee
Ankle
Warrior IIHip
Knee
Ankle
TriangleHip
Knee
Ankle

Note: positive values indicate flexion and abduction and negative values indicate extension and adduction; significant differences () are highlighted in bold.