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The most frequent arthropathies include joint disorders and arthritis. Yoga is an ancient mind-body discipline which has received great attention in clinical research. This critical review intends to analyze the updated literature on clinical outcomes of yoga interventions for MSDs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prospective clinical studies evaluating the effects of yoga for MSDs have been searched in Web of Sciences, Scopus and PubMed databases using yoga-related keywords in association with numerous disorders affecting the musculoskeletal system. We explored all protocols to identify similar movements or asana reported with different (uncommon) names or imprecise description, and to be useful for clinicians, we summarized yoga exercises with specific target for body areas and related pathologies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 1150 articles were screened, among which 52 prospective clinical studies (total 4151 patients) were selected. The clinical outcomes of yoga were compared with active control groups (rehabilitation, drugs) or passive controls (self-care education or no intervention). The analysis was performed towards specific musculoskeletal disease, affected body area, study type, yoga protocol details, and outcomes in measured and self-reported parameters. 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