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August 18, 2010 | Special yoga classes for breast cancer survivors boost recovery |
Washington: A research has found that the new specialized Iyengar yoga program for breast cancer survivors and those undergoing breast cancer treatment affects the recovery positively. For two years groups of study participants
were asked to fill out a questionnaire about their physical and mental health
at the beginning of a 10-week session of Iyengar yoga and again at the end. After
analyzing the data that was collected, Amy Speed-Andrews of University of Alberta
found that after the yoga 94 per cent said they had improvements in their quality
of life; 88 per cent felt better physically; 87 per cent reported being happier
and 80 per cent were less tired. Other improvements were reported in body image
and in decreased levels of stress, anxiety and depression. This is significant,
considering breast cancer treatments often leave women in pain, immobilized, tired
and depressed. The findings were published in the journal Cancer Nursing. |
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