QOL improvement action of cancer patients with yoga

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Yoga therapy as a complementary therapy for type 2 diabetes

Professional journal of the month of diabetes therapeutics (electronic version), yoga (yoga) is clinical research that showed the type 2 diabetes improvement action by therapy, it has been reported from India of the group (Srinivas Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre) It was. (Diabetes Care. 2011 Aug 11) Yoga (yoga) is, breathing and meditation, is India's traditional medicine consisting of a movement such as. (It is known as the oldest traditional medicine in the world.) In Japan, yoga is considered as health law, but the prevention and improvement of lifestyle-related diseases have been reported, it can also be regarded as one of the complementary and alternative medicine. Well, in this study, in type 2 diabetes, body composition, body type by yoga therapy, blood pressure, blood sugar level, effect on oxidative stress has been verified. Specifically, the target type 2 diabetic patients 123 patients, Standard treatment alone enforcement group Standard therapy + yoga combination group Intervention trial of three months have been made in two groups. (Subjects, microvascular disease complications, large vascular disease complications, considering the presence or absence of such as peripheral neuropathy, have been divided into groups and yoga combination group of standard treatment only.) As a result of the analysis, compared to standard treatment alone enforcement group, the yoga therapy combination group, BMI, glycemic control, MDA is significantly reduced (improved), and Glutathione and vitamin C is that it has increased. In addition, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, blood pressure, vitamin E, not found the difference in the SOD between the two groups. These data, Yoga therapy, reduce oxidative stress disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes, it is suggested to be useful in improving and improving glycemic control in BMI. Yoga therapy, safety also because it is also high interventions cost-effective, are expected to be widely used in the prevention and improvement of lifestyle-related diseases. In Japan, such as Japan Yoga Therapy Society strives to spread.

Introduction to yoga therapy with family doctor @ Australia

It is today a private study your diary. Yoga (yoga) survey on introduction status of the family doctor to the therapy to the (primary care physicians) study, has been reported from a group of Australia. (Int J Yoga 2014 Jan; 7 (1):.. 9-16 doi: 10.4103 / 0973-6131.123471.) Yoga (yoga) is a very strong image as a healthy method by distinctive pose (attitude) is, As one of the complementary and alternative medicine, also known health promotion and symptom improvement. (It should be noted, yoga performed by the yogi is for the purpose of training is not a health purpose.) Well, in this study, Australian family doctor (primary care physician, family doctor) between, has been examined response to yoga therapy. Specifically, targeting family doctor 1,486 people of the region of the NSW, Item questionnaire 27 have been made. There was a response from 40.7%. As a result of the analysis, 8 persons in one person household physicians and primary care physicians of, For a patient, it was that recommends specific yoga therapy and protocols. Also, 7.2% of family physicians were shows the specific meditation method. In addition, 76.6% thing family doctor is, several times a year, has introduced yoga therapist, 12.5%, at least once a week, was that are introduced. In the family doctor to make a referral to yoga therapy, background factors that showed the independent significant correlation, - Rather than the urban thing, it is more rural family physician, (OR = 10.95; CI: 1.55, 77.31) - It family doctor is a woman, (OR = 1.85; 95% CI: 1.16, 2.94) And Australia that you have graduated from the Medical School, (OR = 4.52; 95% CI: 2.61, 7.80) - That other treatment options are few, (OR = 3.29; 95% CI: 1.61, 6.74) - That there is a knowledge of yoga therapy, (OR = 18.2; 95% CI: 9.19, 36.19) - That family doctors themselves, are using some sort of CAM both for their own health, (OR = 4.53; 95% CI: 2.60, 7.87) was. From the above data, In between the Australian NSW State of rural family physicians, it is suggested that yoga therapy is widely accepted.

Canadian oncologists support the effect of yoga (yoga)

Professional journal of the month of oncology, Survey on the effects of yoga in which the Canadian oncologists to target (yoga) had been reported. (Curr Oncol 2015 Feb; 22 (1):. 13-9.) In recent years, Among the integrated medical approach to cancer is noted, Cancer specialist interests and skill, knowledge, it will be considered to influence the choice of complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients. In this study, For the corresponding to the complementary and alternative medicine in cancer specialist, In particular, the verification of yoga (yoga) was made. In particular, To target the British Columbia oncologists of Canada, 38 questionnaire consisting of items are carried out online. 29 people of cancer specialists have completed the investigation. Of the 29 people, 10 people of the specialist, Physical activity and fatigue, stress, insomnia, to muscle and joint pain, Yoga it is that the had been recommended for cancer patients. Other cancer specialists, It is hesitate to recommend yoga to cancer patients, The reason, That there is no knowledge of yoga as a treatment (15 persons), That evidence is not sufficient (11 people) It will have been raised. Also, Respondents 29 people all of whom, Their patients and had been encouraged to participate in the clinical study of yoga. Other, According to the qualitative research, Oncologists, compares the yoga and exercise, Psychological, this is that we have inferred the physically similar efficacy. From the above data, - That the investigation of self method of online can be implemented, - However, that there is a limit to the response rate, - Part of the oncologists, the yoga (yoga) to cancer in adults, and can be recommended for health, There will be suggested.

Effect on epilepsy by yoga therapy

Today was the first day of the "Joint International Conference 2015 in KOBE" by the Inter-Society Symposium. Japan health promotion Medical Association Annual Meeting, Japan Yoga Therapy Society general meeting, it is Japan Ayurveda Society meeting of the Inter-Society co-hosted. Was that about 1,600 participants. Well, it is a private tail study diary today. In this month of the Cochrane review, studies that examined the effect of by yoga therapy (yoga) to epilepsy (epilepsy), has been reported from the UK group (University of Liverpool). (Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 May 2; 5: CD001524.) Yoga (yoga) is useful for stress reduction and relaxation, The effect can also be detected as an electrophysiological changes, Clinical efficacy has also been suggested. In this study, Effect of yoga for epilepsy has been verified. In particular, From the main medical databases of up to March 2015, Randomized controlled trials II regarding epilepsy and yoga, 50 people (yoga therapy group 18 people, control group 32 persons) data has been extracted. All subjects will have to continue taking anti-epileptic drugs. First, the state of the start of the test time, both groups, is at least three months duration, As Subsequently intervention phase, six months has been performed in two test 5 weeks. As a result of the analysis, Compared to the control group, In yoga therapy enforcement group, 6 months of epileptic seizures there is no state, Epilepsy seizure frequency Reduction of more than 50% of epilepsy seizure frequency For three points, improvements have been found. Also, In yoga therapy enforcement group, Significant improvement of QOL has been recognized. (Satisfaction With Life Scale; SWLS, P <0.05) From the above data, As a complementary therapy for epilepsy, the usefulness of yoga therapy is suggested. It should be noted, because it is a Cochrane review, as usual conclusion is the same, "The validity is suggested, because of the low quality of the RCT, there is a need for further high quality research yada" It has become. For adaptation disease, Yoga therapy, Safety, efficacy, it will be considered a high complementary therapies economical.