Common Complementary And Alternative Medical Treatment Being Yoga

People who are diagnosed with Fibromyalgia often suffer from sleep disturbances. Since insomnia is a secondary symptom to fibromyalgia, it is important to provide an effective and easily accessible treatment for sleep dysfunction suffered by those diagnosed with this chronic pain condition. The present student aims to test the hypothesis that yoga intervention may improve self-reported sleep quality in fibromyalgia patients.

Yoga based interventions fall under a very broad topic of complementary and alternative medicine. The United States National Library of Medicine defines CAMs as “the term for medical products and practices that are not part of standard care. Standard care is what medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, and allied health professionals, such as nurses and physical

The primary limitation of the study was of gender bias as all the participants were male. The effects of yoga on a COPD patient’s lungs cannot be interpreted for an entire population because the results for the female population may vary. In addition, confounding factors could have been present during the study because participants were encouraged to practice yoga at home outside of the study’s schedule. The effects of placebo cannot be determined from this study because there was a lack of proper control group which could compare the results of practicing yoga with those who did not. For example, the study had noted improvement in participant’s quality of life on aspects concerning social functioning and psychological disturbances, but the measurements are subjective and cannot be compared to a control group. Also, the researchers acknowledge that the QOL and dependent variables were being measured on a short-term basis and would require a controlled study with a longer duration to observe whether the benefits could be sustained for longer period of

The principle goal of this study is to assess the feasibility of recruitment and adherence to an evidence-based, eight-session meditation program based on Dr. Lynn Waelde’s Inner Resources for Stress Relief for a community health clinic for adults with chronic pain, and to develop initial estimates of treatment effects of measures of pain and physical functioning.

According to a study published in The Journal of Pain, older adults who struggled with chronic low back pain reported a decrease in pain, improved quality of life, better sleep, and an increased sense of well-being as a direct result of regular meditation.

Among the patient sample receiving acupuncture, there was a significant reduction of reported pain score immediately after the procedure. More than three-quarters of patients receiving acupuncture in outpatient setting reported a significant improvement of their pain state (Lu et al., 2014). In a review of non-pharmacological approaches to SCD pain management, Williams and Tanabe (2016) reported that all the reviewed studies on acupuncture had yielded reductions in pain but at insignificant levels. It should be noted, however, that the Williams and Tanabe (2016) review only found 2 studies on acupuncture. There are other studies that have cited challenges in the integration of acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for SCD pain; Bhushan, Conner, Ellen, and Sibinga (2015) concluded that although acupuncture had some pain reduction effects, only 5% of eligible patients (n= 40) agreed to receive the therapy.

Many patients with OA opt complementary treatments (e.g., massage, relaxation techniques) in an effort to manage OA- related symptoms. This could be because of limited symptom relief from conventional therapies, as well as a belief that complementary treatments are free from adverse effects. However, the efficacy and safety of these interventions are not defined well. (Shengelia, Parker, Ballin, & Reid, 2014). Use of CAM modalities for chronic musculoskeletal disorders, such as OA, is primarily to alleviate associated discomfort and disability, and approximately 50%of patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders reported using CAM modalities.(Chyu et al., 2011)

Tai Chi, as well as yoga, a mind-body exercise therapy (slow motion and weight shifting), is typically used to manage CLBP and thought to modulate immune function and autonomic nervous system thus decreasing inflammatory signals inducing CLBP. Multiple systematic reviews suggest that Tai Chi and yoga, is effective in decreasing pain in patients with chronic pain conditions such as

A total of five research articles incorporating yoga practices in women with a diagnosis of breast cancer were analyzed. Four out of the five articles reviewed were noted to be random controlled trials (RCT). These four RCT’s compared women diagnosed with breast cancer, who implemented the practice of yoga exercising, to a control group of women who did not (Rao, et al., 2015; Taso, et al., 2014; Vadiraja, et al., 2009). One RCT compared these women with an additional group, who participated in stretching exercises (Chandwani, et al., 2014). Various outcomes were recorded, such as quality of life, depression, anxiety and fatigue in both groups to determine

Today, around 70 million Americans are affected by chronic pain, whether it be chronic headaches, back pain, abdominal pain, joint pain, or musculoskeletal pain, in general. (treatment of chronic medical conditions). For many, conventional rehabilitation therapy has proven to be an effective form of treatment, but for some, not so much. In these types of cases, doctors refer their patients to alternative forms of medicine, such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, meditation, or hypnosis (principles and practice of pain medicine). One of the more popular types of alternative medicine among researchers and medical professionals is acupuncture.

Cardiovascular disease is a global burden and by changing risk factors such as increasing physical activity and reducing stress by relaxation can lower the incidence of the disease (Hartley, Dyakova, Holmes, Clarke, Lee, Ernst, & Rees, 2014) The study had 800 participants with high risk factors of the cardiovascular disease and were recruited to 11 study trials. After eight months of this ongoing study, Hartley and Colleagues (2014) found that any form of yoga showed reduction in the systolic and diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, and an increase in high-density lipoprotein. Since patients with the cardiovascular disease are unable to perform rigorous exercises, yoga was concluded to be an ideal choice for them. Participants, who

Yoga has been associated with stress. The larger the amount of stress a person has, the less likely that person is to feel in control of themselves and their surroundings. Yoga has also been linked to a person’s health and wellbeing. During a one week experiment, a researcher did yoga once a day at 7:00 pm for a half hour. A survey was taken twice, in hour intervals, after the yoga session was completed, at 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm. The surveys are what was used to find the data that created the results of the experiment. One type of yoga, integrated yoga, was used throughout the week. The results concluded yoga helps relieve stress for one hour after the session was completed, but was stressed again shortly after that hour was finished. Different styles of yoga classes could be offered and more times could be made available at the Elmen Center. Yoga is currently offered at 4:30 pm in the Back Alley, but more class times could be 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm. Different styles include hot yoga, iyengar yoga, or hatha yoga. To improve evaluations, a person could add questions about their level of stress before and after the yoga class. These improvements will allow researchers to see if the results are true for the majority of people.

Lifestyle changes thought difficult to sustain, are one of the most important things one can do to slow down type 2 diabetes if not prevent it altogether. There are many types of yoga that could be tested for a solution for diabetes. “In this study, a randomized trial with one-year follow-up comparing restorative

However, what if chronic back pain could be managed by adding alternative therapies such as yoga to modern treatments? Yoga is an additional therapy that decreases chronic back pain by promoting movement and decreasing pain medication dependence (Lee, Crawford & Schoomaker, 2014). This could radically reduce the dependence on drugs for pain relief and lead to a movement where pain is managed with the help of both modern medicine and affordable alternative remedies. With this in mind, promoting alternative therapies, such as yoga, in collaboration with modern treatments provides a larger range of options with different efficiencies for those with chronic back pain.