A Randomized Crossover Pilot Trial on the Influence of a Daily Mindfulness Yoga Practice on Menstrual Cycle Symptoms, Measures of Well-Being, and Training Perception in Athletic Women.

Q3 Medicine
Kimberly L SantaBarbara, Eric R Helms, Tom I Stewart, Mike J Armour, Nigel K Harris
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Abstract

The menstrual cycle (MC) is a series of hormonal fluctuations that occur approximately every 22-35 days in reproductive-age females, often resulting in a range of physical and psychological symptoms at different points of the cycle. MC symptoms range from mild discomfort to debilitating effects. One intervention that may be able to address these symptoms is yoga, a mind-body practice that incorporates physical postures with breathwork to foster a mindful connection to the body. In the present randomized crossover trial, participants were enrolled for three consecutive MCs and completed a 10-minute daily yoga protocol, which included ten different yoga poses, for one full MC while answering daily questions about MC symptoms, well-being, and training performance; they answered the same questions for the other cycles without the yoga intervention. Twenty women who participated in resistance training sports were recruited. A series of generalized linear mixed models were used to determine whether the association between each outcome variable and current day of the MC varied by cycle type (intervention cycle or control cycle). There was a statistically significant Day × Cycle interaction for bloating, low-back pain, menstrual cramps, and stress, indicating a lower probability of experiencing these symptoms across the MC during the intervention than the control cycle. Daily yoga was also significantly associated with changes in perceived athletic performance across the MC, as shown in the linear mixed-model figures. A 10-minute daily yoga practice was significantly associated with changes in MC symptoms and has the potential to mitigate some MC symptoms and stress perception in an athletic cohort. Furthermore, daily yoga was significantly associated with changes in perceived performance and may stabilize perceived performance metrics across the MC.

一项关于每日正念瑜伽练习对运动女性月经周期症状、幸福感测量和训练感知影响的随机交叉试验
月经周期是在育龄女性中大约每22-35天发生一次的一系列荷尔蒙波动,通常在月经周期的不同阶段导致一系列生理和心理症状。MC的症状从轻微的不适到虚弱的影响。一种可能解决这些症状的干预方法是瑜伽,这是一种身心练习,将身体姿势与呼吸相结合,以促进与身体的有意识联系。在目前的随机交叉试验中,参与者参加了三个连续的MC,并在一个完整的MC中完成了每天10分钟的瑜伽方案,其中包括10种不同的瑜伽姿势,同时回答关于MC症状、幸福感和训练表现的日常问题;他们在没有瑜伽干预的情况下回答了同样的问题。招募了20名参加抗阻训练运动的女性。使用一系列广义线性混合模型来确定每个结果变量与MC当前日期之间的关联是否因周期类型(干预周期或控制周期)而异。在腹胀、腰痛、月经痉挛和压力方面,天与周期的相互作用具有统计学意义,这表明在干预期间,在MC期间经历这些症状的可能性低于对照周期。正如线性混合模型图所示,日常瑜伽也与整个MC感知运动表现的变化显著相关。在运动人群中,每天10分钟的瑜伽练习与MC症状的变化显著相关,并且有可能减轻一些MC症状和压力感知。此外,日常瑜伽与感知性能的变化显著相关,并可能稳定整个MC的感知性能指标。
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