"Yoga" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A major orthodox system of Hindu philosophy based on Sankhya (metaphysical dualism) but differing from it in being theistic and characterized by the teaching of raja-yoga as a practical method of liberating the self. It includes a system of exercises for attaining bodily or mental control and well-being with liberation of the self and union with the universal spirit. (From Webster, 3d ed)
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D015013
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.525.937 E02.190.901.984 E02.779.474.937 K01.844.799.867
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Yoga" by people in Profiles.
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Merging Yoga and Occupational Therapy for Parkinson's Disease: A Feasibility and Pilot Program. Occup Ther Health Care. 2020 Oct; 34(4):351-372.
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Yoga for everyone: a qualitative study of a community yoga class for people with disability. Physiother Theory Pract. 2022 Mar; 38(3):401-411.
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Predictors of Functional Improvements After Therapeutic Yoga Intervention for People with Parkinson's Disease. Int J Yoga Therap. 2020 Jan 01; 30(1):9-18.
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Elementary student and teacher perceptions of a mindfulness and yoga-based program in school: A qualitative evaluation. Explore (NY). 2020 Mar - Apr; 16(2):90-93.
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Changes in Nonmotor Symptoms Following an 8-Week Yoga Intervention for People with Parkinson's Disease. Int J Yoga Therap. 2019 Nov; 29(1):91-99.
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Yoga for People With Chronic Pain in a Community-Based Setting: A Feasibility and Pilot RCT. J Evid Based Integr Med. 2019 Jan-Dec; 24:2515690X19863763.
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Functional Improvements in Parkinson's Disease Following a Randomized Trial of Yoga. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2018; 2018:8516351.
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Perceived Activities and Participation Outcomes of a Yoga Intervention for Individuals with Parkinson's Disease: A Mixed Methods Study. Int J Yoga Therap. 2018 Nov; 28(1):51-61.
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Oxidative stress in bicuspid aortic valve-related aortopathy: Hand-me-downs and yoga pants. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 11; 154(5):1764-1765.
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Yogic breathing when compared to attention control reduces the levels of pro-inflammatory biomarkers in saliva: a pilot randomized controlled trial. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2016 Aug 18; 16:294.