Research & Studies

Quality research is important for any field of well-being, health-care and personal development.

Research into the benefits of yoga

Quality research is important for any field of well-being, health-care and personal development. It could be argued that the practice of yoga has undergone hundreds of years of research through the trialling of the ancient practitioners, who in turn observed the effects upon their students. However in our contemporary context, we expect that protocols, interventions and other activities that form part of our well-being or health-care plan can ‘stand the test’ of our contemporary research methods. In recent years there have been a growing number of well designed studies into the health benefits of yoga. These show that the practice of yoga is safe, useful and very cost effective for a wide range of conditions and life-stages Yoga Australia continues to keep informed of the latest research and has compiled a representative list of some of the areas of research undertaken in the past few years.

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Research & Studies

Quality research is important for any field of well-being, health-care and personal development.

Research into the benefits of yoga

Natural Therapies Review 2019-20

Natural Therapies Review 2019-20 Tranche one Natural Therapies

Natural Therapies Review 2019-20 Submission Cover Letter

Industry Intelligence & Business of Yoga Working Group: Discussion points from Roy Morgan Research ‘Yoga Participants Profile’

Yoga Participants: Who are they in Australia

When the teacher is ready the students will be there

Towards more diverse participation in Yoga: Are we teaching people who are the same as us?

Asthma

Is Yoga Training Beneficial for Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction?

Assessment of the Quality of Life in Patients with Bronchial Asthma, Before and After Yoga: a Randomised Trial

Back Pain

Which CAM modalities are worth considering

Effectiveness of Iyengar yoga in treating spinal (back and neck) pain: A systematic review

Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Joint Clinical Practice – Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain society

Comparing Yoga, Exercise, and a Self-Care Book for Chronic Low Back Pain

Yoga as therapy: when is it helpful

The efficacy of yoga as an intervention for chronic back pain -A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Behavioural Disorders

Yoga in an Urban School for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: A Feasibility Study

Cancer

Yoga management of breast cancer-related lymphoedema: a randomised controlled pilot

Yoga’s Impact on Inflammation, Mood, and Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Yoga on Sleep Quality among Adult Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review Protocol

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Yoga in Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy

Children’s yoga

Therapeutic effects of yoga for children: a systematic review of the literature

Evaluation of the mental health benefits of yoga in a secondary school: a preliminary randomized controlled trial

Efficacy of the Get Ready to Learn yoga program among children with autism spectrum disorders

Implementing yoga within the school curriculum: a scientific rationale for improving social-emotional learning and positive student outcomes

Are There Benefits from Teaching Yoga at Schools? A Systematic Review of Randomized Control Trials of Yoga-Based Interventions

Yoga as a School-Wide Positive Behavior Support

Using Yoga to Reduce Stress and Bullying Behaviors among Urban Youth

Yoga in Public School Improves Adolescent Mood and Affect

Benefits of yoga for psychosocial well-being in a US high school curriculum: a preliminary randomized controlled trial.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Effects of yoga training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Effect of yoga regimen on lung functions including diffusion capacity in coronary artery disease patients

Diabetes

Restorative yoga and its metabolic risk factors

Hypertension

Yoga and Hypertension: A Systematic Review

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effects of Yoga With an Active Control on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Individuals With Prehypertension and Stage 1 Hypertension

Yoga for hypertension: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials

Immunity

The Effects of Mind-Body Therapies on the Immune System: Meta-Analysis

Mental Health

Yoga for schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“A Feeling of Connectedness”: Perspectives on a Gentle Yoga Intervention for Women with Major Depression

Yoga and health

Can yoga reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression?

Yoga for Depression

Effects of Yoga Exercise Program on Response of Stress, Physical Fitness and Self Esteem in Middle Aged Women

Yoga for prenatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pain

STOP THE unnecessary suffering

A Review of Current Therapeutic Practice for the Management of Chronic Pain

Cognitive and emotional control of pain and its disruption in chronic pain

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The use of yoga, mediation, mantram and mindfulness to enhance coping mechanisms in Veterans with PTSD

Examining Mechanisms of Change in a Yoga Intervention for Women: The Influence of Mindfulness, Psychological Flexibility, and Emotion Regulation on PTSD Symptoms

Restless Legs

Efficacy of an Eight-Week Yoga Intervention on Symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS): A Pilot Study

General

Muscle utilization patterns vary by skill levels of the practitioners across specific yoga poses (asanas)

Weight Management

The Physiological Responses to Bikram Yoga in Novice and Experienced Practitioners

Yoga Therapy

Yoga as a Therapeutic Intervention: A Bibliometric Analysis of Published Research Studies from 1967 to 2013

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