Health
Problems
Musculoskeletal
Pain Research
Yoga reduces musculoskeletal pain
Yoga offers well known health benefits on a
number of different levels, however this ancient art is described in traditional texts as offering
specific benefits for many types of arthritis.
Two studies at the BKS Iyengar Yoga Studio of
Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, USA showed yoga to be of great benefit in
treating cases of osteoarthritis of the hands and carpal tunnel syndrome.
In both these complaints, the researchers discovered that there was a
significant improvement in the pain experienced for those patients who
practised yoga over those patients who were not participating in the yoga.
As yoga uses stretching and deep breathing, which
will help aid relaxation, improve lymph drainage (the removal of cellular
waste from the bloodstream) and improve strength, it should,
theoretically, be beneficial for most types of musculoskeletal problems.
The significant improvements obtained in this
latest research suggests that yoga merits a further look into the cellular
and physiologic effects of regular practice and further research into its
use for patients suffering from other related diseases. As yoga can be
practised in groups it offers a very cheap and mode of adjunctive
treatment that has acknowledged medical and social benefits.
Source: Rheum Dis Clin
North Am 2000
Feb;26(1):125-32
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