{"id":151302,"date":"2023-09-05T17:59:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T21:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/?p=151302"},"modified":"2023-09-04T20:58:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T00:58:40","slug":"yoga-put-to-the-test-for-headaches-diabetes-osteoarthritis-and-the-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/151302","title":{"rendered":"Yoga Put to the Test for Headaches, Diabetes, Osteoarthritis, and the Elderly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yoga Put to the Test for Headaches, Diabetes, Osteoarthritis, and the Elderly\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QunL-s9fxrw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Yoga Put to the Test for Headaches,\r\nDiabetes, Osteoarthritis, and the Elderly” Yoga is an ancient mind-body\r\ndiscipline which originated in India thousands of years ago, and that’s where most yoga\r\nstudies are done to this day. This has raised concerns\r\nthat national pride might incline Indian researchers\r\nto quietly shelve any negative results and just publish studies\r\nshowing yoga works. This fear is not without precedent. For example, research conducted in\r\nChina, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan were found to be uniformly\r\nfavorable to acupuncture; all trials, without exception,\r\nwere positive.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, one possible explanation\r\nfor this finding is that acupuncture is just\r\nmore effective in countries where it is traditionally practiced,\r\nbut it’s a little suspicious. So, are Indian yoga trials\r\nmore likely to be positive than those from other countries? They looked at hundreds of\r\nRandomized controlled trials of yoga, both done in India and\r\ndone in other countries, and trials on yoga conducted in India\r\nhad about twenty-five times the odds of reaching positive conclusions\r\nas those conducted elsewhere. Again, yes, yoga might be more\r\neffective in India than elsewhere, but it is a little suspicious. So, for example, if you’re interested\r\nin whether yoga is helpful for treating headaches,\r\nand you read that yoga appears to be helpful\r\nFor those suffering from tension-type headaches,\r\nbut then you find out that nearly all such studies were\r\nconducted in India, what do you do\r\nwith that information? Also, notably, none\r\nof the control groups had any sort of exercise component,\r\nthough this may be less critical for tension headaches, since\r\nneither aerobic exercise training…\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNor does strength training\r\nappear to help them. So, if we’re to believe\r\nthe Indian study conclusions, yoga may indeed help\r\nwith tension headaches, but even they found\r\nno effect for migraines. What may help migraines,\r\nthough, are other types of exercise, specifically aerobic exercise,\r\ndecreasing migraine pain intensity, frequency, and duration,\r\nat least in the short term. What about the benefits\r\nof yoga practice compared to physical exercise\r\nin the management of type 2 diabetes? A significant reduction\r\nin both short-term and longer-term blood sugar control\r\nwas noted in the yoga groups compared to other\r\nexercise control groups.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/6382634\/pexels-photo-6382634.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;h=650&amp;w=940\" \/>\r\n\r\nHowever, the findings may need\r\nto be interpreted with caution, since nearly half of the studies\r\ndidn’t define and adhere to a well-planned exercise regimen\r\nin the control group. Furthermore, an exercise intervention\r\ncomparable in intensity to yoga was followed only in three\r\nout of the eight studies included. And, for what it’s worth,\r\nThe majority of the studies, six out of eight, were from India. When yoga was carefully\r\ncompared to sham yoga, which consisted of chair exercises,\r\nstanding exercises, and slow walking to match\r\nthe yoga session, the relative yoga\r\nbenefits evaporated.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBoth yoga and sham yoga had identical effects\r\non blood sugar status. Hence, further well-controlled\r\nRandomized trials are required prior to drawing conclusions\r\nabout the benefits of yoga in comparison to physical exercise\r\nin patients with diabetes. Similar tentative conclusions were\r\nreached for yoga for osteoarthritis. Put all the studies together\r\nand yoga may indeed be effective for improving pain, function,\r\nand stiffness in individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee,\r\ncompared not only to doing nothing but compared\r\nto other kinds of exercise. They had some issues with\r\nthe quality of some of the studies, and so only a weak recommendation\r\nfor the use of yoga for osteoarthritis, but hey, if you like yoga or if yoga\r\nis the only kind of exercise you’re willing to do, then\r\nIt’s probably better than nothing. Finally, in this video,\r\nLet’s look at the effects of yoga compared to active and inactive\r\ncontrols meaning like compared to other exercise regimens\r\nor just like doing nothing on physical function and\r\nhealth-related quality of life in adults aged 60 and older. Compared to doing nothing,\r\nThey found clear evidence that yoga improves physical function\r\nand psychological well-being in older adults, so it definitely\r\nbetter than nothing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat about compared\r\nto other exercises? Yoga pulled ahead for lower limb\r\nstrength and lower body flexibility, but for improving balance,\r\nmobility, and walking speed, yoga appeared comparable. Psychologically, yoga appeared\r\nto beat out other exercises for alleviating depression\r\nin older adults, but not anxiety or perceived\r\nmental health in general.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QunL-s9fxrw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As found on YouTube<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/flywait.naturalsyn.hop.clickbank.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natural Synergy<\/a> $47.\u2070\u2070 New Non-Invasive Alternative. To Electro-Acupuncture, Producing Astounding Results\u2026 Self-Application Is Easy, Rapid Response. 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