I want a yoga routine that emphasizes poses helpful for kyphosis and osteo in general while excluding poses that might be harmful (forward bends, impact, twisting). More than just a list of poses, yoga practice needs a sequence that allows one pose to flow into the next, critical for maintaining a meditative mindset. Bryn Kest's original power yoga series, for example, has great sequencing, but yoga guru Rodney Lee appears oblivious to this concept.
The study cited in post # 7 promised "detailed" description of poses and sequence, but when I emailed the lead author, her reply just noted, "the future report never came to be. Sorry that I am unable to provide more detail about the poses."
I suspect that's a common issue with research. A "preliminary" study gathers interest ("breaking news") but really needs more patients, longer follow-up, and/or refined methodology, all which require more intense work (i.e., time and money) than available. Initial interest wanes, researchers move on, but achieves an almost mythical status, the preliminary status left by the wayside.
That happened with a study of 12 (yes, just a dozen) adults comparing weight management with and without a nutritional breakfast. The preliminary finding suggested that skipping breakfast was a bad idea, and has been incorporated into the conventional wisdom of modern nutrition. All without follow-up confirmation. For some people, sure, but not a panacea.
Same thing with yoga and kyphosis: Does it really help in the long-term for a wide range of osteoporosis patients? Don't know and perhaps never will.
