Studies have detected a yoga-related reduction in pain, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety or depression.
Popping in a Dahn Yoga DVD and spending an hour or two exploring oneself can be a delightful way to experience a little personal growth, not to mention a method for turning down the volume of the everyday pains of adult life. Underlying metaphysical pains, though, can be plain old persistent physical pain, and a new research review suggests that practicing yoga may ease chronic body aches.
A group of medical professionals from Duke University recently published a meta-study of 13 previous investigations into yoga's effect on persistent pain. Their results, which were published in the aptly titled journal Pain, showed that most of the studies detected a yoga-related reduction in pain, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety or depression.
The team concluded that the ancient art of practicing yoga for pain management is showing more and more promise as a modern tool for relaxing and assuages body aches of all kinds.
Likewise, enrolling in a yoga class or using a Dahn Yoga DVD may help individuals undergo some much-needed personal growth or mental and spiritual cultivation.
