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General Physical Ailments
There have been a significant number of positive studies evaluating the effectiveness of yoga postures for many common physical ailments including:
Cancer
Heart Disease & Blood Pressure
Diabetes
Insomnia
Migraines
Menopause
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Chronic Fatigue
Chronic Fatigue
Bentler SE, Hartz AJ, Kuhn EM. “Prospective Observational Study of Treatments for Unexplained Chronic Fatigue”. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2005; May, 66(5):625-632.
Heart Disease
This study is from the Yale University School of Medicine:
Sivasankaran, Satish, MD, “The Effect of a Six-Week Yoga Training and Meditation Program on Endothelial Function,” American Heart Association Scientific Sessions: 2004, New Orleans, Nov. 7-10.
Bijlani RL, Vempati RP, Yadav RK, et al. “A brief but comprehensive lifestyle education program based on yoga reduces risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus”. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2005;Apr, 11(2): 267-274.
Madanmohan, Udupa K, Bhavanani AB, et al. “Modulation of cardiovascular response to exercise by yoga training.” Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2004;Oct, 48(4):461-465.
Innes, K.E., Bourguignon, C., & Taylor, A.G. “Risk indices associated with the insulin resistance syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and possible protection with yoga: a systematic review.” Journal of American Board of Family Practice. 2005: Nov-Dec. 18(6), 491-519.
Mamtani, Ravinder, & Mamtani, Ronac. “Aryuveda, Yoga, & Cardiovascular Disease” Cardiology in Review. 2005: 13(3), 155-162.
Cancer
Carson JW, Carson KM, Porter LS, et al. “Yoga for women with metastatic breast cancer: results from a pilot study.” Journal of Pain Symptom Management. 2007;Mar, 33(3):331-341.
Cohen L, Warneke C, Fouladi RT, et al. “Psychological adjustment and sleep quality in a randomized trial of the effects of a Tibetan yoga intervention in patients with lymphoma.” Cancer 2004;May, 15(10):2253-2260.
Bower JE, Woolery A, Sternlieb B, Garet D. “Yoga for cancer patients and survivors: A review.” Cancer Control. 2005: Jul 12(3):165-71.
Menopause & Women’s Health
Cohen BE, Kanaya AM, Macer JL, et al. “Feasibility and acceptability of restorative yoga for treatment of hot flushes: a pilot trial.” Maturitas 2007;Feb 20, 56(2):198-204.
Chattha R, Raghuram N, Venkatram P, Hongasandra NR. “Treating the climacteric symptoms in Indian women with an integrated approach to yoga therapy: a randomized control study.” Menopause 2008: September, 15(5): 862-70.
Schell, F. J., B. Allolio, and O. W. Schonecke. Physiological and psychological effects of
Hatha-Yoga exercise in healthy women. International Journal of Psychosomatics, 1994,
41(1-4):46-52.
Migraine
John PJ, Sharma N, Sharma CM, et al. “Effectiveness of yoga therapy in the treatment of migraine without aura: a randomized controlled trial.” Headache 2007; May, 47(5):654-661.
Insomnia
Khalsa SB. “Treatment of chronic insomnia with yoga: a preliminary study with sleep-wake diaries.” Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback 2004;Dec, 29(4):269-278.
Manjunath, N.K., & Telles, S. “Influence of Yoga & Ayurveda on self-rated sleep in a geriatric population.” Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2005: May 121(5), 683-90.
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