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Health Benefits of Yoga Candace Martens February 16, 2006 PAS 645 Division of Physician Assistant Studies College of Health Science University of Kentucky
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Yoga Sanskrit for “yoke” or “union” Mind Body Spirit
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Elements of Yoga Asanas – poses Pranayama – breathing Meditation Kriyas – cleansing processes
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Brief History Stone seals excavated from Indus Valley carbon date to 3000 BC Vedas, ancient texts record Yogic teachings, 1800 – 300 BC Pre-classical yoga Buddhist – meditation and ethical thought Jainism – “liberation of the spirit” Hinduism – “physical purification process”
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Brief History, cont’d Classical yoga – 2nd century AD 8 paths to be memorized Wisdom would be internalized Post classical yoga – 1800 The body should be treated as a temple Physical fitness Mental health
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Clinical Relevance Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Mind/body Prevention General health Rehabilitation
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Health Benefits Musculoskeletal System Nervous System Cardiovascular System
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Musculoskeletal System Exercise Increased muscle strength Flexibility Stable joints Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis
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Washington State University Research Therapeutic intervention of cervical spondylosis Degenerative disorder of cervical intervertebral discs Nerve root irritation Neck pain Brachial neuralgia Vertebro-basilar insufficiency
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Washington State University Research, cont’d 102 patients, ages 18-60 Pain assessment pre-therapy 39% reported moderate pain 60% reported severe pain Performed specific asanas twice daily for 8 weeks After 8 weeks re-assessment of pain 100% patients reported NO pain
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 42 patients with CTS Randomized Treatment group (22) Control group (20) 11 asanas, twice weekly for 8 weeks Pre-and-post therapy grip strength, pain intensity, sleep disturbance, Phalen sign, Tinel sign, and median nerve motor and sensory conduction time were measured
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Results Yoga group showed significant improvement in grip strength, Phalen sign and a reduction in pain Improvement was seen in other symptoms however, not significantly greater than control group
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Cardiovascular System Cedars-Sinai Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiac Center Preventative “Stress management techniques” Rehabilitation Integral yoga – Hatha yoga
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Hypertension Two studies using head-down-body up postural exercises Baroreceptor reflex Carotid sinus Short term blood pressure regulator Negative “g” sensitizes baroreceptor
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Hypertension, cont’d Pilot study on baroreceptor reflex 20 male patients with essential hypertension Patients discontinued drug therapy Group I – tilt table Group II – yoga poses
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Hypertension, cont’d 30 minutes daily 3 weeks Assessment measuring Blood pressure Blood catecholamines Plasma renin activity Results Significant reduction (P<0.001)
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Additional Benefits Stress Suppresses immune system Cardiac risk factor Insomnia Asthma
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References ABC of Yoga.Com. 2005. History of Yoga - A Complete Overview of the Yoga [online] http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/beginnersguide/yogahistory.asp Adams, Jeanne. 2003. Exploring yoga to relieve menopausal symptoms. Holistic Nursing Practice. 17: 166-167. American Yoga Association. 2005. General yoga information [online] http://www.americanyogaassociation.org/contents.html Carpenter, Charles et al. 2004. CECIL Essentials of Medicine Sixth Edition. Philidelphia: W. B. Saunders Company. Chabner, Davi-Ellen. 2001. The Language of Medicine, 6th Edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company. Cohen, Lorenzo, et al. 2004. Psychological adjustment and sleep quality in a randomized trial of the effects of Tibetan yoga intervention in patients with lymphoma. Wiley InterScience 100/10: 2253-2260. Collins, Clare. 1998. Yoga: intuition, preventive medicine and treatment. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecolic and Neonatal Nursing. 27: 563-568. Dean, Sharon, et al. 2000. Time Life: Health and Wellness Handbook. Nashville: The Southwestern Company. Garfinkel, Marian S. et al. 1998. Yoga-based intervention for carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized trial. JAMA 280: 1601-1603. Heriza, Nirmala. 2004. Dr. Yoga A Complete Program for Discovering the Head-to-Toe Health Benefits of Yoga. New York: Penguin Group Inc. Jayasinghe, Satyajit R. 2004. Yoga in cardiac health. European Society of Cardiology 11:369-375. Konar, D. et al. 2000. Cardiovascular response to head-down-body-up postural exercise (Sarvangasana). Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 44:392-400.
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References Kumar, Vinay, Abul K. Abbas, and Nelson Fausto. 2005. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 7th Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders. Lalvani, Vilma. 2004. The Power of Yoga. New Jersey: Basic Health Publications, Inc. Mamtani, Ravinder. 2005. Ayurveda and yoga in cardiovascular diseases. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. 13: 155-162. NCCAM: National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine. 2005. Mind-Body Medicine: An Overview [online]. Maryland: NCCAM [cited 13 July 2005]. Available from World Wide Web: (http://www.nccam.nih.gov/health/backgrounds/mindbody.htm). Raman, K and Blank, S.E. 2001. Yoga as a therapeutic intervention for cervical spondylosis. Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 33: S37. Selvamuthy, W. et al. 1998. A new physiological approach to control essential hypertension. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 42:205-213. Smith, Patti. 2005. A Path to Wellness. Better Health and Living. 1: 18-19. Tortora, Gerard J. 1999. Principles of Human Anatomy. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Vijayalakshmi, P. Et al. 2004. Modulation of stress induced by isometric handgrip test in hypertensive patients following yogic relaxation training. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 44:392-400. Widmaier, Eric P. et al. 2004. Human Physiology The Mechanisms of Body Function, Ninth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Company, Inc. Wikipedia. 2005. Swami Satchidananda [online]. (http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Satchidananda) Yoga Gets Hearts Healthy. 2004. Yoga and Meditation 3 Times a Week Improves Heart Disease Risk [online]. (http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/96/103877.htm)
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