Complementary and Alternative Exercises for Management of Osteoarthritis

Table 3

Effects of yoga exercise on management of osteoarthritis reported in a randomized controlled trial.

First author (year) [ref.]	Subjects	Exercise intervention	Control intervention	Results
Garfinkel (1994) [48]	Older persons (≥50 yr) with OA at hands (fingers) in US, 𝑁=25 with 4 attritions in total	Yoga + relaxation + education (60 min/session × 1 session/week × 8 weeks), 𝑁=17	Waiting list control, 𝑁=8	Compared to the waiting list control, yoga group; (i) decreased pain,; (ii) improved range of motion,; (iii) showed no difference in grip strength or joint circumference.