Mechanical analysis of shoulder neck, shoulder, hip and ankle range of motion in yoga dynamic stretching

Introduction: Increasing age people will often lose range of motion diminishing their ability to do activities of daily living. To maintain flexibility the most common method is through Dynamic Stretching, however yoga is becoming increasingly more popular with the added benefits of deep breathing and relaxation. It is important to have an understanding of the difference between range of motion and flexibility, to properly decipher the issues. Range of motion has been defined as the obtainable movement at any specific joint. Flexibility on the other hand refers to the muscles surrounding the joint and is defined as the mobility of the muscles and the length to which they extend. Range of motion within a joint is dependent on the bony structure of the joint, the surrounding connective tissues, as well as the length of the muscles spanning the particular joint. Therefore if a muscle is lacking in flexibility it may cause a reduced range of motion. Aim: The purpose of the study was to compare yoga Dynamic Stretching determine the improvement on Neck, Hip, Shoulder and Ankle range of motion. Hypothesis was stated that their was a significant difference between Pre and Post test means of Neck, Hip and Ankle range of motion in Yoga Dynamic Stretching. Methodology: Forty subjects ten each from control and Experimental group such as Yoga, Dynamic Stretching and Yoga and Dynamic stretching were given to the rehabilitation therapy for selected the randomized samples and their age was range between 18- 50 years old with recent musculoskeletal injuries. Range of motion was assessed on prior to the treatment and after the practice of experimental treatment the post test evaluation was taken in comparison with Experimental groups showed significant improvement in range of motion in yoga, Dynamic stretching and combined effect of yoga and Dynamic stretching. Analysis of variance was used with the repeated treatment and level of significance 0.05 was used to determine the difference between the means. Conclusions: Yoga Dynamic stretching treatment of Rehabilitation care of Experimental groups were greater effect on range of motion in the Neck, Hip and Ankle Joints. By the Results the of this study proved that the yoga Dynamic stretching was to greater therapeutic effect with joint restrictions.