Tuesday 4 February 2014

Yoga may reduce fatigue in breast cancer survivors

In a recent study, researchers randomly assigned 200 breast cancer survivors to either 90 minutes of hatha yoga twice weekly for 12 weeks or a wait list control. Various outcome measures, including several inflammation markers and scores on fatigue and depression scales were evaluated. The researchers found that after three months of yoga practice, fatigue was significant lower and vitality was significantly high in the yoga group when compared to those in the control group. Furthermore, several inflammation markers were significantly lower in the yoga group. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Kiecolt-Glaser JK, et al. Yoga's Impact on Inflammation, Mood, and Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Jan 27. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24470004

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