1. Soft Tissue and Bony Injuries Attributed to the Practice of Yoga: A Biomechanical Analysis and Implications for Management 
Melody Lee, MD, Elizabeth A. Huntoon, MD, MS, Mehrsheed Sinaki, MD, MS 
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 
Volume 94, Issue 3, Pages (March 2019)
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2. Figure 1 Patient-reported yoga poses that led to injury.
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3. Figure 2
Number of injuries associated with each yoga pose depicted in Figure 1. Some patients identified more than one position that caused injury or exacerbated symptoms.
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4. Figure 3
A, Baseline thoracic radiograph of a 55-year-old woman with osteopenia (T score, −1.8). The patient was otherwise healthy and enjoyed long-distance running and yoga. B, Thoracic radiograph of the same patient later that year showed a T10 vertebral compression fracture (arrow). The patient had experienced severe thoracic back pain when performing pose E in Figure 1.
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