The C.A.M. Report
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Fair, Balanced, and to the Point

Archive for the 'Yoga' Category

Review: Mind body therapies for menopausal symptoms

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Researchers from the University of Virginia Health System, in Charlottesville reviewed yoga and/or meditation-based programs, tai chi, and other relaxation practices, including muscle relaxation and breath-based techniques, relaxation response training, and low-frequency sound-wave therapy. (more…)

Meditation, Menopause, Relaxation, Tai Chi, Yoga | Comments (0)

Yoga: More than exercise

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Yoga increases brain gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) activity, which is reduced in mood and anxiety disorders.

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine studied whether the changes in mood, anxiety, and GABA levels are specific to yoga or simply the result of physical activity. (more…)

Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Exercise, Yoga | Comments (0)

Is yoga safe for people with heart failure?

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Apparently so, according to researchers at the University of California, in San Francisco.

And, others agree. (more…)

Heart Disease, Yoga | Comments (0)

Benefits of yoga in healthy women and cancer survivors

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University, in Portland report positive results in healthy women.

Then, we review yoga in cancer, with emphasis in breast cancer patients.

(more…)

Cancer, Menopause, Yoga | Comments (0)

Review: Hatha yoga for depression

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

The evidence is preliminary but encouraging.

Here’s a review from researchers at Brown University School of Medicine, in Rhode Island. (more…)

A. ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Yoga | Comments (0)

Weight bearing yoga in postmenopausal women

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

menopauseResearchers from Chulalongkorn University, in Bangkok, Thailand studied changes in bone resorption and the quality of life of the postmenopausal women. (more…)

Bone Fracture, Elderly, Menopause, Yoga | Comments (0)

Iyengar yoga for chronic low back pain.

Friday, July 9th, 2010

iyengar_bksIyengar is a form of yoga that uses props, such as belts and blocks, as aids in performing the positions (asanas).

Researchers from West Virginia University, in Morgantown report several benefits. (more…)

Pain-Back, Yoga | Comments (0)

CAM use among US adolescents

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Prof. Ernst sees encouraging evidence for some treatments.

But does it matter? (more…)

Acupuncture/ pressure, CAM Use, Children, Chiropractic, Herbals, Homeopathy, Hypnosis, Infants, Massage, Prof. Ernst, Yoga | Comments (0)

Yoga for cancer patients during radiotherapy

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

yoga_2Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, in Bangalore, India reports their experience. (more…)

Cancer, Yoga | Comments (0)

Is there a role for exercise to treat schizophrenia?

Monday, May 17th, 2010

In this Cochrane Library review, researchers from the University of Toronto, in Ontario evaluated the mental health effects of exercise/physical activity programs for people with schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like illnesses. (more…)

Exercise, Schizophrenia, Yoga | Comments (0)

Register Login