Most MS patients experience muscle weakness in their extremities and difficulty with coordination and balance
A recent study at Oregon Health and Science University indicates that both yoga and exercise help reduce fatigue in people with MS
Researchers divided 69 people with MS into three groups for six months
The first group did weekly Iyengar yoga classes adapted for people with MS
The second group did weekly exercise classes — including workouts on stationary bikes and home exercise — that were also tailored to people with MS
The third group maintained their normal activity levels
After six months, they were given the chance to enroll in the yoga or exercise classes
The study participants were monitored for changes in their cognitive function, fatigue and quality of life
Yoga and exercise had no effect on cognitive function
However, the people taking the yoga or exercise classes did show significant improvement in their levels of fatigue
The findings were presented at the American Academy of Neurologys annual meeting in Honolulu in April 2003
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Yoga as a therapeutic intervention: a bibliometric analysis of published research studies
Although yoga is historically a spiritual discipline, it has also been used clinically as a therapeutic intervention
A bibliometric analysis on the biomedical journal literature involving research on the clinical application of yoga has revealed an increase in publication frequency over the past 3 decades with a substantial and growing use of randomized controlled trials
Types of medical conditions have included psychopathological (e
asthma), diabetes and a variety of others
A majority of this research has been conducted by Indian investigators and published in Indian journals, particularly yoga specialty journals, although recent trends indicate increasing contributions from investigators in the U
Yoga therapy is a relatively novel and emerging clinical discipline within the broad category of mind-body medicine, whose growth is consistent with the burgeoning popularity of yoga in the West and the increasing worldwide use of alternative medicine
Regular yoga practice may help prevent middle-age spread in normal-weight people and overweight people may drop a few pounds
Alan Kristal and colleagues at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle found middle-age people who practice yoga gained less weight over a 10-year period than those who did not — independent of physical activity and dietary patterns
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Yoga, practiced widely in the East, is now popular in the West as part of a healthy lifestyle
This article brings a medical perspective to the practice of yoga
Selected yoga postures that are believed to benefit certain medical conditions are highlighted
In addition, the philosophy, general guidelines, and medical benefits of yoga practice are described
The Yoga Association of Alberta is a non-profit organization that offers yoga activities to the public for the purpose of providing self development opportunities
The Association provides co-ordination and support throughout the province through its own activities and in co-operation with groups practising all recognized yoga disciplines