65% of patients with depression come to the doctor with physical symptoms with pain being the most common
Studies have shown yoga can improve symptoms of depression including pain:
Patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) participating in a 7 day intensive yoga program experienced:
- 47% reduction in pain
- 20% reduction in anxiety
- 47% reduction in depression
- improved spinal mobility (Tekur)
Patients with mild CLBP participating in a 16 week yoga therapy program reported improvement in pain:
- 64% reduction in pain intensity
- 77% reduced functional disability
- 88% reduction in pain medication usage (Williams)
RESOURCES
BOOKS


The Principles and Practice of Yoga and Healthcare ~ Sat Bir Singh Khalsa
Yoga for Depression ~Amy Weintraub
Yoga as Medicine ~Timothy McCall MD
Yoga Rx ~Larry Payne PhD & Dr Richard Usatine
STUDIES
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