Impact of Yoga as an Add-On Intervention on Neurocognitive Functions Among Adult Athletes: A Pilot Study
Cureus September 6, 2023 Naveen Gowrapura Halappa, Kamlesh Jha, U Vijayabanu et al. 2 citations
This pilot study compared neurocognitive functions in athletes who did yoga alongside sports activity versus those who did sports alone. After one month, the yoga group showed significant improvements in Trail Making Test A and B completion times and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test total scores, with trends toward better digit span forward, digit span backward, and immediate recall. However, between-group comparisons of change scores showed no significant differences except trends for digit span forward and RAVLT distraction, favoring yoga. The authors suggest yoga may be integrated with sports to enhance neurocognitive functions.