Yoga and Pranayam

Purnima Sharma, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Dec 14, 2022

IBD is a chronic illness that results in abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, and bloody stools, and the study included 100 IBD patients during the clinical remission phase. A yoga intervention of one hour daily was provided to these patients in addition to standard medical therapy over an 8-week period. UC patients' anxiety levels decreased significantly. A simplified yoga-based regimen appears to be a safe and effective way to treat IBD.

Karen Moody, jpsmjournal.com

Dec 12, 2022

The primary objective of this study was to compare the effect of yoga vs. attention control on pain in children with VOC. Patients with a diagnosis of SCD were 21 years old and hospitalized for uncomplicated VOC. Subjects were stratified based on disease severity and randomized to the Yoga or control group. The study suggests that yoga is a feasible and effective intervention for hospitalized children with VOC.

Rahul Saxena, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Dec 12, 2022

The study aimed to investigate whether yogic therapy could improve pain scores and quality of life in women of reproductive age group with CPP, compared to conventional therapy. Sixty women with CPP ages 18-45 were randomly assigned to two groups. Group 1 received only traditional treatment, and Group 2 received both Yoga therapy and traditional treatment.

Mahin Kamalifard, Researchgate.net

Dec 12, 2022

Women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) show emotional, physical, and behavioral symptoms regularly every month. A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted from April to October of 2015. Sixty-two subjects were selected for the study. Subjects were randomly divided into two groups: The yoga group performed yoga for ten weeks in 3 sessions, with 60 minutes.

Zainab S Motorwala, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Dec 7, 2022

To study the effects of integrated Yoga on bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. An experimental pre-post study was conducted in a community setting. A study of thirty women suffering from postmenopausal osteoporosis who practiced Yoga was statistically analyzed using paired t-tests. Posttraining T-score improvement was found and was concluded Integrated yoga (asanas, pranayama, and suryanamaskar) is a safe mode of physical activity.

Marieke Van Puymbroeck, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Dec 7, 2022

Individuals with Parkinson's Disease (PD) experience significant limitations in motor function, functional gait, postural stability, and balance. This NCBI research study examined the effects of an 8-week Yoga intervention on motor function, functional gait, postural stability, and balance control for people with PD. Compared to wait-list control participants (n=12), yoga participants (n=15) had improved motor function, postural stability, functional gait, freezing gait, and reduced fall risks.