The effects of yoga compared to active and inactive controls on physical function and health related quality of life in older adults-systematic review and meta-analysis …

D Sivaramakrishnan, C Fitzsimons, P Kelly… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Yoga has been recommended as a muscle strengthening and balance activity
in national and global physical activity guidelines. However, the evidence base establishing …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of mind-body therapies on the immune system: meta-analysis

N Morgan, MR Irwin, M Chung, C Wang - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Importance Psychological and health-restorative benefits of mind-body therapies have been
investigated, but their impact on the immune system remain less defined. Objective To …

[HTML][HTML] The role of yoga in inflammatory markers

C Estevao - Brain, behavior, & immunity-health, 2022 - Elsevier
Yoga is an ancient system for integrating the mind, body, and spirit. In the hatha yoga
ashtanga tradition (the eight limb Patanjali Yoga), three of the limbs are meditation …

Effects of yoga on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Cramer, R Lauche, H Haller, N Steckhan… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this review was to systematically assess and meta-analyze the
effects of yoga on modifiable biological cardiovascular disease risk factors in the general …

The effectiveness of yoga in modifying risk factors for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized …

P Chu, RA Gotink, GY Yeh, SJ Goldie… - European journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Yoga, a popular mind-body practice, may produce changes in cardiovascular
disease (CVD) and metabolic syndrome risk factors. Design This was a systematic review …

The effects of yoga on positive mental health among healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Hendriks, J De Jong, H Cramer - The Journal of Alternative and …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to present an overview of the research on the effects of
yoga on positive mental health (PMH) among non-clinical adult populations. Methods: This …

Characteristics of randomized controlled trials of yoga: a bibliometric analysis

H Cramer, R Lauche, G Dobos - BMC complementary and alternative …, 2014 - Springer
Background A growing number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have investigated the
therapeutic value of yoga interventions. This bibliometric analysis aimed to provide a …

Is one yoga style better than another? A systematic review of associations of yoga style and conclusions in randomized yoga trials

H Cramer, R Lauche, J Langhorst, G Dobos - Complementary therapies in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To determine whether the odds of positive conclusions in randomized controlled
trials (RCTs) of yoga, differ between yoga styles. Design Systematic review of yoga RCTs …

Effects of prenatal yoga on women's stress and immune function across pregnancy: A randomized controlled trial

PJ Chen, L Yang, CC Chou, CC Li, YC Chang… - … therapies in medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The effects of prenatal yoga on biological indicators have not been widely studied.
Thus, we compared changes in stress and immunity salivary biomarkers from 16 to 36 …

Yoga and immune system functioning: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

RI Falkenberg, C Eising, ML Peters - Journal of behavioral medicine, 2018 - Springer
Yoga is an ancient mind–body practice that is increasingly recognized to have health
benefits in a variety of clinical and non-clinical conditions. This systematic review …