Yoga helps achieve balanced health by connecting the mind and body through a series of postures, ... more Yoga helps achieve balanced health by connecting the mind and body through a series of postures, breathing exercises and meditation. Regular practice results in an increase in flexibility and strength, an improvement in posture, and better mood and concentration. Today over 16 million Americans practice yoga on a regular basis. Over the last decade, several scientific studies have established therapeutic benefits of yoga practice. As a result, yoga has emerged as a potential integrative modality for the management of several common medical diseases. The United States National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is presently supporting research on the benefits of yoga on diabetes risk factors, HIV, immune function, arthritis, menopausal symptoms, multiple sclerosis, posttraumatic stress disorder and smoking cessation. This research initiative by NCCAM is aimed at establishing evidence based data on the therapeutic benefits of yoga. It also provides further credibility to this centuries old practice. This brief review looks at some conditions where yoga may have already established evidence based beneficial effects.
Yoga helps achieve balanced health by connecting the mind and body through a series of postures, ... more Yoga helps achieve balanced health by connecting the mind and body through a series of postures, breathing exercises and meditation. Regular practice results in an increase in flexibility and strength, an improvement in posture, and better mood and concentration. Today over 16 million Americans practice yoga on a regular basis. Over the last decade, several scientific studies have established therapeutic benefits of yoga practice. As a result, yoga has emerged as a potential integrative modality for the management of several common medical diseases. The United States National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is presently supporting research on the benefits of yoga on diabetes risk factors, HIV, immune function, arthritis, menopausal symptoms, multiple sclerosis, posttraumatic stress disorder and smoking cessation. This research initiative by NCCAM is aimed at establishing evidence based data on the therapeutic benefits of yoga. It also provides further credibility to this centuries old practice. This brief review looks at some conditions where yoga may have already established evidence based beneficial effects.
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