Effects of Yoga on Mental and Physical Health: A Short Summary of Reviews

被引:172
作者
Buessing, Arndt [1 ]
Michalsen, Andreas [2 ,3 ]
Khalsa, Sat Bir S. [4 ]
Telles, Shirley [5 ]
Sherman, Karen J. [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Witten Herdecke, Fac Hlth, Ctr Integrat Med, Dept Qual Life Spiritual & Coping, D-58313 Witten, Germany
[2] Immanuel Hosp Berlin, Dept Internal & Complementary Med, D-14109 Berlin, Germany
[3] Charite Univ Med Ctr, Inst Social Med Epidemiol & Hlth Econ, D-14109 Berlin, Germany
[4] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Brigham & Womens Hosp, Div Sleep Med, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[5] Patanjali Res Fdn, Haridwar 249405, India
[6] Grp Hlth Cooperat Puget Sound, Grp Hlth Res Inst, Seattle, WA 98101 USA
关键词
HATHA YOGA; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; STRESS; ADULTS; MEDITATION; PROGRAMS; PAIN;
D O I
10.1155/2012/165410
中图分类号
R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
100218 [急诊医学];
摘要
This report summarizes the current evidence on the effects of yoga interventions on various components of mental and physical health, by focussing on the evidence described in review articles. Collectively, these reviews suggest a number of areas where yoga may well be beneficial, but more research is required for virtually all of them to firmly establish such benefits. The heterogeneity among interventions and conditions studied has hampered the use of meta-analysis as an appropriate tool for summarizing the current literature. Nevertheless, there are some meta-analyses which indicate beneficial effects of yoga interventions, and there are several randomized clinical trials (RCT's) of relatively high quality indicating beneficial effects of yoga for pain-associated disability and mental health. Yoga may well be effective as a supportive adjunct to mitigate some medical conditions, but not yet a proven stand-alone, curative treatment. Larger-scale and more rigorous research with higher methodological quality and adequate control interventions is highly encouraged because yoga may have potential to be implemented as a beneficial supportive/adjunct treatment that is relatively cost-effective, may be practiced at least in part as a self-care behavioral treatment, provides a life-long behavioural skill, enhances self-efficacy and self-confidence and is often associated with additional positive side effects.
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