Efectos del Yoga Iyengar y Yoga Nidra sobre la inflamación, el sueño y la discapacidad en hombres mayores con dolor lumbar crónico

Autores/as

  • Ajendra Narayan Samal Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research (India)
  • Shankar Kanagasabapathy Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research (India)
  • Masilamani Elayaraja Puducherry University (India)
  • Karuppasamy Govindasamy Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (India) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3019-5545
  • Ibnu Noufal Kambitta Valappil Puducherry University (India) https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6426-8809
  • Debajit Karmakar Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (India)
  • Carmen Magdalena Camenidis Doctoral School of Sport Science and Physical Education, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Pitesti University Center (Romania) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-0746
  • Farjana Akter Boby Lecturer, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Daffodil International University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3168-6888
  • Vlad Adrian Geantă Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad (Romania)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v72.116839

Palabras clave:

Calidad del sueño, discapacidad, dolor de espalda, marcadores inflamatorios, relajación

Resumen

Introducción: El dolor lumbar crónico (DLC) es una afección común y debilitante en adultos mayores, que a menudo implica dificultades tanto físicas como psicológicas. A pesar del creciente interés en las terapias mente-cuerpo, existe evidencia limitada sobre los efectos de las intervenciones estructuradas de yoga dirigidas específicamente a hombres mayores con DLC.

Objetivos: Este estudio tuvo como objetivo examinar los efectos de un programa combinado de yoga Iyengar y Yoga Nidra sobre los marcadores inflamatorios, la calidad del sueño y la discapacidad funcional en hombres mayores con diagnóstico de DLC.

Metodología: Cincuenta y cinco hombres de entre 55 y 65 años con dolor lumbar crónico fueron asignados aleatoriamente a un programa combinado de yoga Iyengar y Yoga Nidra de 3 meses (n=28) o a un grupo de atención estándar (n=27). Los resultados primarios incluyeron biomarcadores inflamatorios (hs-CRP, IL-6, TNF-α), mientras que las medidas secundarias evaluaron la calidad del sueño, la discapacidad funcional, la depresión y la catastrofización del dolor. Las evaluaciones se realizaron al inicio y después de 3 meses por evaluadores enmascarados.

Resultados: En comparación con el grupo control, el grupo de intervención mostró reducciones significativamente mayores en los tres marcadores inflamatorios (p < 0.001), junto con mejoras notables en la calidad del sueño (p < 0.001), la discapacidad funcional (p < 0.001), los síntomas depresivos (p < 0.001) y la catastrofización del dolor (p < 0.001). No se reportaron efectos adversos graves.

Discusión: El protocolo de yoga integrado mejoró eficazmente los resultados fisiológicos y psicológicos en hombres mayores con DLC. Estos resultados sugieren un gran potencial para el uso del yoga Iyengar combinado con Yoga Nidra como enfoque holístico, seguro y no farmacológico para el manejo del dolor crónico en poblaciones envejecidas.

Conclusiones: Esta intervención muestra un gran potencial para mejorar los resultados de salud multidimensionales en hombres mayores con DLC.

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Narayan Samal, A., Kanagasabapathy, S., Elayaraja, M., Govindasamy, K., Kambitta Valappil, I. N., Karmakar, D., Camenidis, C. M., Akter Boby, F., & Geantă, V. A. (2025). Efectos del Yoga Iyengar y Yoga Nidra sobre la inflamación, el sueño y la discapacidad en hombres mayores con dolor lumbar crónico. Retos, 72, 549-561. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v72.116839