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Effect of an 8-Week Yoga-Based Lifestyle Intervention on Psycho-Neuro-Immune Axis, Disease Activity, and Perceived Quality of Life in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
Various external stressors and environmental challenges lead to the provocation of the immune system in autoimmune diseases like Rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
S. Gautam   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Psychological Distress Among Chinese Manufacturing Employees: Prevalence and a Symptom Network Analysis

open access: yesPsyCh Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The psychological distress among manufacturing workers is an increasingly important issue and has attracted extensive attention. However, the mental health of this subgroup of the Chinese population is underexplored. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of psychological distress in Chinese manufacturing employees and identify central ...
Jie Meng, Xueping Meng
wiley   +1 more source

Health and therapeutic benefits of Shatkarma: A narrative review of scientific studies

open access: yesJournal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 2021
Shatkarma, also known as Shatkriya are a set of six yogic cleansing techniques described in the Hatha Yoga texts. Several health benefits of these procedures are indicated in the traditional texts of Yoga.
P.S. Swathi   +2 more
doaj  

Comprehensive Review of the Impact of Maternal Stress on Fetal Development

open access: yesPediatric Discovery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Maternal stress impacts millions of pregnant women across the globe each year and refers to mental or psychological stress that occurs during the prenatal period. Although it remains known that maternal stress can negatively impact maternal health, the downstream effects of stress on fetal and infant development in the long‐term are unclear ...
Divya Tadanki   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Mind–Body Exercises (Tai Chi/Yoga) on Heart Rate Variability Parameters and Perceived Stress: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Medicine, 2018
Background: Heart rate variability (HRV) as an accurate, noninvasive measure of the Autonomous Nervous System (ANS) can reflect mental health (e.g., stress, depression, or anxiety).
L. Zou   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Feasibility of a mat‐based Pilates program for community dwelling seniors to improve balance and core strength

open access: yesPM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Popular programs to combat the increased rates of falls and improve overall balance and strength in the aging population are limited by accessibility or focus on distal movements, thereby limiting gains from the programs. The use of an age‐appropriate, community‐based Pilates program focusing on core strengthening for improved ...
Luigi Gonzales   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is yoga an intervention?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Yoga, 2012
Byline: T. Srinivasan Emerging areas of research in science and medicine need special terminology with a view to characterize the areas precisely. Sometimes, old terminology may not be useful in representing new phenomena. Many terms are embedded in the old paradigm of Newtonian sciences or in ideas related to Biomedicine.
openaire   +4 more sources

Violence, Volition, and Volatility: The Embodied Subjectivity of Women in Cults

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This paper explores the embodied experience of 25 women who are former cult members. By delving into the stories of three protagonists, we examine how these women engaged with and possibly redefined the cult's socially constructed notion of womanhood.
Shirly Bar‐Lev, Michal Morag
wiley   +1 more source

Yoga based cardiac rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass surgery: One-year results on LVEF, lipid profile and psychological states – A randomized controlled study

open access: yesIndian Heart Journal, 2014
Objective: To compare the long term effects of yoga based cardiac rehabilitation program with only physiotherapy based program as an add-on to conventional rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on risk factors.
Nagarathna Raghuram   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multimodal Prehabilitation for Colorectal Cancer Patients: Study Protocol of a Nationwide Multicentre Study With Uniform Prehabilitation Protocols

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
The aim of prehabilitation is to optimize patient specific modifiable risk factors before major surgery, in order to enhance the individual resilience. Due to the lack of universal guidelines, prehabilitation has been conducted in various ways, making it difficult to estimate its effect.
C. R. Sabajo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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