イトウ　サキコ   ITO SAKIKO   伊藤咲子    所属   医療保健学部 リハビリテーション学科　理学療法学専攻    職種   専任講師
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2025/05
形態種別	学術論文
査読	査読あり
標題	Comparing muscle coordination patterns in yoga-focused exercises with those in standard stabilization exercises
執筆形態	共著
掲載誌名	Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
掲載区分	国外
出版社・発行元	Elsevier
巻・号・頁	44,pp.245-250
著者・共著者	Hiroki Saito, Yumeka Iwai ,Ayu Yamano, Kazuya Matsushita , Hikaru Yokoyama, Kimitaka Nakazawa, Sakiko Ito
概要	This study compared muscle coordination patterns during yoga-focused exercises and traditional stabilization exercises using surface EMG. Healthy participants performed selected yoga poses (e.g., Warrior III, Side Plank) and stabilization tasks (e.g., Bird Dog, Plank), while muscle activation was recorded from key trunk and lower limb muscles.Results showed that yoga exercises promoted more sustained and distributed muscle activity, especially in postural stabilizers, with greater co-contraction patterns suggesting enhanced joint stability. In contrast, traditional stabilization exercises produced more isolated and phasic muscle activations aimed at dynamic control.These findings highlight that yoga may offer unique neuromuscular benefits by encouraging integrated, full-body coordination and endurance-based muscle engagement. Incorporating both yoga and traditional exercises can provide complementary benefits for rehabilitation, injury prevention, and performance training.