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Table 1 Demographic data of the 36 panellists completing the 3-Round Delphi survey

From: Establishing key components of yoga interventions for musculoskeletal conditions: a Delphi survey

Demographic

N (%)

Country of current employment:

USA

25 (69)

Turkey

4 (11)

Brazil

3 (8)

UK

2 (6)

India

1 (3)

Sri Lanka

1 (3)

Primary occupation:

Yoga therapist/instructor

14 (38)

Researcher/Academic

12 (33)

Physician

7 (19)

Physiotherapist

3 (8)

Number of years involved in musculoskeletal research (Mean [SD]):

12 [10]

Number of years involved in yoga research (Mean [SD]):

9 [7]

Primary involvement in yoga research for musculoskeletal conditions*:

Researcher

24 (67)

Yoga instructor

22 (61)

Private yoga consultant

10 (28)

Physiotherapist

5 (14)

Other

2 (6)

Primary musculoskeletal conditions researched with Yoga*:

Back pain

13 (36)

Arthritis

13 (36)

Fibromyalgia/chronic pain

6 (17)

Spinal disorders

6 (17)

Osteoporosis

5 (14)

Number of panellists who personally practice yoga:

31 (86)

Number of years panellists have personally practised yoga (Mean [SD]):

21 [11]

Schools, lineages or styles of yoga practiced by panellists: Ananda; Anusara; Ashtanga; Bihar; Bikram; Classical yoga; Hatha yoga; Integral; Iyengar; Kaivalyadhama; Kripalu; Krishnamacharya; Kundalini; Patanjali’s yoga; Raja yoga; Viniyoga; Vinyasa

  1. *Panellists could provide more than one response.