Tuesday, June 21, 2011

HEALTH, RESEARCH: Yoga may have the power to fight fibromyalgia!


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Women practising yoga in Visakhapatnam. File Photo
Women practising yoga in Visakhapatnam. File Photo - the Hindu.

Yoga exercises may have the power to combat fibromyalgia -- a medical disorder characterized by chronic widespread pain, according to new research conducted at Oregon Health & Science University.
“Previous research suggests that the most successful treatment for fibromyalgia involves a combination of medications, physical exercise and development of coping skills,” said James Carson, a clinical health psychologist and an assistant professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine. “Here, we specifically focused on yoga to determine whether it should be considered as a prescribed treatment and the extent to which it can be successful.” In this study, researchers enrolled 53 female study subjects previously diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The women were randomly assigned to two research groups. The first group participated in an eight-week yoga program, which included gentle poses, meditation, breathing exercises and group discussions.
The second group of women -- the control group -- received standard medication treatments for fibromyalgia. Following completion of the yoga program, researchers assessed each study subject using questionnaires and physical tests. The results were then compared with testing results obtained prior to the yoga classes. The members of the control group underwent the same evaluations. In addition, each participant in the yoga group was urged to keep a daily diary to personally assess their condition throughout the entire program.

If we ignore the Charlatan-Yogis promising cure for all ailments including AIDS, Cancer and all, through Yoda, there definitely many more health-benefits through Yoga, for which deeper scientific studies are required

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