Yoga is an ancient Indian practice that seeks to harmonize the body with the mind and breath through breathing techniques and physical posture and has become a popular form of exercise.
A new study published in the journal PLOS One suggests certain poses increase eye pressure and present risks for individuals with glaucoma.
Glaucoma affects eyesight, usually due to a build-up of pressure in the eye, which can damage the optic nerve.
The team asked healthy participants without eye-related disease and glaucoma patients to complete a series of inverted yoga positions, which included downward dog, standing forward bend, plow and legs up on the wall.
Results showed that both groups of study participants had a rise in intraocular pressure (IOP) in all four yoga poses, but the greatest pressure increase was found during downward dog.
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