Effect of prayer on @entity571 and XXXX .

@entity1 @entity571 @entity170 @entity22336 @entity204 @entity570
Prayer is one kind of worship that is composed of repetitive action during praying in Islam. The prayer is performed five times a day, every Friday, bairams and @entity204 ceremonies. The aim of this study is to search the role of this repetitive action on knee, @entity570 and @entity170 . Forty-six @entity1 who had been performing the prayer at least for 10 years, and 40 @entity1 who had not performed the prayer, were included in this prospective study. Each @entity1 was evaluated with standard questionnaire form, joint examination was done and various laboratory parameters were studied. Anterior-posterior radiography of the pelvis and weight-bearing knees of each @entity1 were examined. Each film was evaluated by two investigators separately and first scored by using Kellgren and Lawrence (K_L) scale, then the width of the joint space of hips and knees were measured directly using a steel ruler and recorded to the nearest half millimeter. Bone mineral density (BMD) of lumbar spine and femur was measured. @entity1 having Heberden's nodes, @entity22336 , and carpometacarpal disease were frequent in worshiper group. Joint space width measurements and assessment according to K_L scale did not differ between worshipers and non-worshipers. BMD of lumbar spine was decreased in worshipers and also decreased with @entity1 having Heberden's nodes, @entity22336 , female gender and age. Prayer has no effect on knee and @entity570 , and may be related with @entity571 . It seems to have negative effect on lumbar BMD, but further investigations are needed.
