Yoga in the management of Parkinson’s disease: An update

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Published: 2024-08-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58999/cijmr.v3i02.190
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Yoga, Parkinson’s disease, Complementary therapies

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Sai Sailesh kumar Goothy
Department of Physiology, NRI Institute of Medical Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Farheen Naaz
NRI Institute of Medical Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Saripudi Ganesh
NRI Institute of Medical Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Bethiun S
Department of Physiology, NRI Institute of Medical Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Padmanabha B V
Department of Physiology, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
Anita Choudhary
Department of Physiology, RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Mahadik V K
RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Abstract

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that has both motor and non-motor symptoms. In the modern lifestyle, several risk factors exist for Parkinson’s disease some are stress, obesity, pesticides, and excess use of certain dairy products. Yoga is reported to improve both motor and non-motor symptoms in patients with PD and contributes to improvement of their quality of life.5 There is a need for more clinical trials to be conducted in this area to introduce yoga as an effective therapy in the management of Parkinson’s disease.

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Vol. 3 No. 02 (2024): Central India Journal of Medical Research

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Letter to the Editor
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Yoga in the management of Parkinson’s disease: An update. (2024). Central India Journal of Medical Research, 3(02), 27-28. https://doi.org/10.58999/cijmr.v3i02.190

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