What is Adaptive Yoga?

Category: Exercises

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Generic name: Yoga

Adaptive yoga modifies traditional Iyengar postures for those living with or recovering from chronic illness or injury. All postures are done from either a chair or the floor in order to stimulate the body's systems without overtaxing them.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Stiffness/spasticity 6 3
General health 4 3
Improve flexibility/strength 2 1
Balance problems 1 1
Fibromyalgia 1 0

Show all 11 reasons taken


  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 2
None 4

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Adaptive Yoga

Side effect Patients Percentage
Tiredness 1

Why patients stopped taking Adaptive Yoga

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Change in health plan coverage 1
Course of treatment ended 1
I didn't have enough time 1
Other 1
See all 3 patients who've stopped doing Adaptive Yoga

Duration

Stopped doing Adaptive Yoga

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 1
1 - 6 months 1
2 - 5 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 2
Usually 0
Sometimes 3
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 4
Not at all hard to take 1
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 1
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 3
Not specified 2
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Adaptive Yoga.