Medical Yoga Therapy
Children February 10, 2017 DOI: 10.3390/children4020012 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Medical yoga |
| Citations | 102 |
| Key findings | Describes medical yoga as the use of yoga practices, including postures, breathing techniques, mindfulness, and meditation, to prevent and treat medical conditions. Reports that multiple studies show benefits for blood glucose regulation, musculoskeletal ailments, and cardiovascular function, as well as increased mental energy and positive feelings and decreased aggressiveness, depression, and anxiety. No specific studies or numerical results are cited. |
Abstract
Medical yoga is defined as the use of yoga practices for the prevention and treatment of medical conditions. Beyond the physical elements of yoga, which are important and effective for strengthening the body, medical yoga also incorporates appropriate breathing techniques, mindfulness, and meditation in order to achieve the maximum benefits. Multiple studies have shown that yoga can positively impact the body in many ways, including helping to regulate blood glucose levels, improve musculoskeletal ailments and keeping the cardiovascular system in tune. It also has been shown to have important psychological benefits, as the practice of yoga can help to increase mental energy and positive feelings, and decrease negative feelings of aggressiveness, depression and anxiety.
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