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Research Archive
Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.
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Tai chi and yoga are good choices for elders
Both tai chi and Iyengar yoga are good choices for improving strength, balance and confidence in older adults ...
Yoga and stretching better for low back pain
Categories: Back, Yoga research
Yoga is a more effective treatment for chronic lower back pain than conventional GP care, according to the UK's largest ever study into its benefits.
Yoga/massage reduce prenatal depression and prematurity
Categories: Pregnancy & labour, Yoga research
Eighty-four women suffering from prenatal depression were randomly assigned to yoga, massage therapy or standard prenatal care control groups.
Yoga cost-effective for lower back pain
Categories: Yoga research
An article published in Spine journal has found that 12 weekly yoga classes for people with chronic or recurrent lower back pain (plus usual care) would be a cost-effective strategy for the National Health Service compared with usual care alone.
Yoga reduces stress in school students
Categories: Yoga research
A study carried out in a Massachussets high school randomly divided 11th and 12th grade students into a yoga or regular physical education (PE) class for the duration of a school term
Yoga helps women with fibromyalgia
Categories: Fibromyaigia, Yoga research
A Canadian team has found that an eight-week yoga intervention is associated with improvements in pain, psychological functioning and cortisol levels in women with fibromyalgia (FM).
Yoga boosts anti-anxiety brain chemical
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Yoga research
A 12-week yoga intervention results in greater improvements in mood and anxiety than equivalent walking exercise, according to a study from the USA.
Yoga improves cancer survivors sleep
Categories: Yoga research
A brief yoga intervention significantly improves sleep quality for cancer survivors. 410 non-metastatic, cancer survivors were randomised to either standard care monitoring or standard care plus a four-week yoga intervention (twice weekly for 75 minutes per session). The yoga intervention utilised the Yoga for Cancer Survivors (YOCAS) program, consisting of breathing exercises, gentle yoga posture ...
Yoga helps with eating disorders
Categories: Yoga research
Yoga can reduce eating disorder symptoms in adolescents, according to a study from the USA. A total of 50 girls and four boys aged 11-21 years were randomised to an eight-week trial of standard care (every other week physician and/or dietician appointments) vs. individualised yoga plus standard care. The yoga group demonstrated greater decreases in eating disorder symptoms. Specifically, the eatin ...
Yoga's health benefits rival exercise
Categories: Yoga research
A review of studies comparing the effects of yoga and exercise indicates that yoga may be as effective as or better than exercise at improving a variety of health-related outcomes. Eighty-one studies comparing the effects of yoga and exercise in both healthy and diseased populations met the American author's inclusion criteria. In the studies reviewed, yoga interventions appeared to be equal or su ...
Yoga experts show less inflammation and stress
Categories: Yoga research
Expert yoga practitioners exhibit lower levels of inflammatory markers compared with novices, possibly due to differences in their responses to stress. American researchers compared inflammatory and endocrine responses of novice and expert yoga practitioners before, during, and after a yoga session, as well as two control conditions. Fifty healthy women, 25 novices and 25 experts, were exposed to ...
Yogis have healthier hearts
Categories: Yoga research
Heart rate variability, which is indicative of a healthy heart, has been shown to be higher in yoga practitioners than in non-practitioners, according to Indian research. The team analysed the HRV spectra of the electrocardiograms of 42 healthy male volunteers who were not practitioners of yoga, and 42 who were experienced practitioners. From this they concluded that there was strengthening of par ...
Yoga reduces anxiety
Categories: Yoga research
Participation in yoga classes can lead to significant reduction in anxiety in women who suffer from anxiety disorders. Sixty-five women suffering from depression and anxiety were randomly assigned to an experimental or control waiting list group. The experimental group participated in twice weekly 90 minute yoga classes for two months. The average prevalence of depression in the experimental group ...
Yoga for chronic low back pain
Categories: Yoga research
Indian researchers have compared the effect of a short-term intensive residential yoga program with physical exercise (control) on pain and spinal flexibility in subjects with chronic low-back pain (CLBP). Eighty women with CLBP, were randomly assigned to receive yoga or physical exercise. The yoga consisted of a one-week intensive residential yoga program consisting of yoga postures designed for ...
Yoga improves menopausal minds
Categories: Yoga research
A study carried out in India has assessed the efficacy of yoga therapy on cognitive abilities in climacteric syndrome. One hundred and eight perimenopausal women between 40 and 55 years old were randomly allocated to yoga or control groups. The yoga group practised breathing exercises, yoga postures and meditation, whereas the control group practised a set of simple physical exercises under superv ...
Yoga good for menopause
Categories: Yoga research
The effect of yoga on menopausal symptoms, has been examined by Indian researchers. One hundred and twenty participants (ages 40-55) were randomly divided into two study arms. The yoga group practised a sequence of twelve yoga poses, plus breathing exercises and meditation, while a control group practised a set of simple physical exercises for eight weeks (one hour daily, five days per week). The ...
Yoga beneficial for heart failure
Categories: Yoga research
An eight-week regimen of yoga, in addition to standard medical therapy, can improve exercise tolerance and positively affect levels of inflammatory markers in patients with chronic heart failure. Nineteen patients were randomised to yoga treatment (YT) or standard medical therapy (MT). Graded exercise stress test time and peak oxygen intake were significantly improved in the YT versus MT groups. A ...
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