Mishra Shri K, Singh Parampreet, Bunch Steven J, Zhang Ray
Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, USC, Neurology Department, GLA and Olive-View UCLA Medical Center, CA, USA.
Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2012 Oct;15(4):247-54. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.104328.
The ancient mind and body healing methods of yoga recently sparked fervor in the scientific community as an alternative and complementary means of therapy. Since the World Health Organization officially began promoting yoga in developing countries in 1978, yoga has been cited for its therapeutic potential and has been widely recognized in Western culture. However, as an increasing number of people practice yoga for remedial purposes, researchers raise two important questions: 1) Is yoga a valid complementary management and rehabilitation treatment modality? 2) What conditions show promise of treatment with this intervention?.
This review article uses comprehensive scientific, evidence-based studies to analyze the efficacy of various basic and applied aspects of yoga in disease prevention and health promotion. It specifically intends to expose the effects of yoga in neurological disorders, particularly epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, peripheral nervous system disease, and fibromyalgia.
Information was gathered from various resources including PubMed, Ovid, MD-Consult, USC, and U.C.L.A. libraries. Studies were selected and reviewed on the basis of sample size, control, randomization, double-blinding, and statistical analysis of results.
The pratice of yoga and meditation demonstrates statistically encouraging physiological and psychological improvements in the aforementioned neurological disorders. However, there were certain flaws and inadequacies in the study designs employed to evaluate the same. A critical analysis of these studies is presented.
With the aim to focus attention on this widespread yet largely unexamined treatment modality, this paper seeks to provide direction and support for further research necessary to validate yoga as an integrative, alternative, and complementary therapy.
瑜伽古老的身心治疗方法最近在科学界引发热潮，成为一种替代和辅助治疗手段。自1978年世界卫生组织正式开始在发展中国家推广瑜伽以来，瑜伽因其治疗潜力而受到关注，并在西方文化中得到广泛认可。然而，随着越来越多的人出于治疗目的练习瑜伽，研究人员提出了两个重要问题：1）瑜伽是否是一种有效的辅助管理和康复治疗方式？2）这种干预措施对哪些病症有治疗前景？
这篇综述文章运用全面的科学、循证研究，分析瑜伽在疾病预防和健康促进的各个基础及应用方面的功效。它特别旨在揭示瑜伽在神经系统疾病，尤其是癫痫、中风、多发性硬化症、阿尔茨海默病、外周神经系统疾病和纤维肌痛方面的作用。
从包括PubMed、Ovid、MD-Consult、南加州大学和加州大学洛杉矶分校图书馆等各种资源收集信息。根据样本量、对照、随机化、双盲以及结果的统计分析来选择和审查研究。
瑜伽和冥想练习在上述神经系统疾病中显示出统计学上令人鼓舞的生理和心理改善。然而，用于评估的研究设计存在某些缺陷和不足。本文对这些研究进行了批判性分析。
为了将注意力集中在这种广泛但大多未经检验的治疗方式上，并为进一步研究提供指导和支持，以验证瑜伽作为一种综合、替代和辅助疗法的有效性。
