Prevalence of alexithymia among medical students in Nepal: A cross‐sectional study based on a self‐administered questionnaire by Sagun Karki, Oshan Shrestha, Niranjan Thapa, Satish Gupta, Amit Chaudhary, Abijeet Yadav, Pradeep Manandhar

“…There was no statistically significant difference between the presence and absence of alexithymia among categories of sex, year of study, staying at hostel, involvement in extracurricular activities, involvement in daily exercise/yoga/outdoor sports, and smoking habit. Conclusion The prevalence of alexithymia in our study was 22.89% with no association with known factors.…”
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How do Body Practices Affect the Psychological Aspects of Survivors Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer? Systematic Literature Review by Juliana da Silveira, Danielly Yani Fausto, Patrícia Severo dos Santos Saraiva, Leonessa Boing, Vanessa Bellani Lyra, Anke Bergmann, Adriana Coutinho de Azevedo Guimarães

“…Among the practices that stood out are meditation and Yoga, with anxiety being the most investigated variable by the studies. …”
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Brain Structure and Functional Connectivity Correlate with Psychosocial Development in Contemplative Practitioners and Controls by Omar Singleton, Max Newlon, Andres Fossas, Beena Sharma, Susanne R. Cook-Greuter, Sara W. Lazar

“…We used the Maturity Assessment Profile (MAP) to measure maturity development in a mixed sample of participants composed of 14 long-term meditators, 16 long-term yoga practitioners, and 16 demographically matched controls. …”
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Obesity and male infertility: multifaceted reproductive disruption by Gargi Ray Chaudhuri, Arnab Das, Swaraj Bandhu Kesh, Koushik Bhattacharya, Sulagna Dutta, Pallav Sengupta, Alak Kumar Syamal

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Changes in physical activity trends and the health status in south Korean adult males before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Su Yeon Roh, Kyu Jin Jin, Ik Young Chang

“…On the other hand, the participation rate of indoor sports activities, such as bodybuilding, swimming, yoga, and Pilates showed a decreasing trend. Participation period, frequency, and intensity, which evaluate the level of sports participation, also showed significant differences during COVID-19, but as the sports participation levels have not changed regularly, it cannot be attributed to COVID-19. …”
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Effect of physical activity and exercise on endometriosis-associated symptoms: a systematic review by Merete Kolberg Tennfjord, Rakel Gabrielsen, Tina Tellum

“…The interventions included flexibility and strength training, cardiovascular fitness, and yoga, and were performed from one to four times per week for a total duration of 8–24 weeks, with or without supervision. …”
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Management of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Scoping Review by Carlini SV, Lanza di Scalea T, McNally ST, Lester J, Deligiannidis KM

“…While there is some evidence of the efficacy of alternative and complementary medicine treatments such as nutraceuticals, acupuncture, and yoga, variability in quality and methods of studies must be taken into account.Keywords: premenstrual syndrome, syndrome, dysphoria, dysphoric disorder, disorder, disorders, treatment, scoping, review…”
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From Precision Metapharmacology to Patient Empowerment: Delivery of Self-Care Practices for Epilepsy, Pain, Depression and Cancer Using Digital Health Technologies by Grzegorz Bulaj, Jacqueline Clark, Maryam Ebrahimi, Elizabeth Bald

“…Herein we present unique features of digital health technologies which can deliver personalized self-care modalities such as breathing exercises, mindfulness meditation, yoga, physical activity, adequate sleep, listening to preferred music, forgiveness and gratitude. …”
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A descriptive study to assess knowledge related to hypertension and its impact upon exercises and sleep pattern among adults from communities of Uttarakhand by Pradeep K Yadav, Vasantha C Kalyani, Dev Narayan, Neetu Kataria

“…It showed that whenever they have free time, only then they were performing simple work without having any experience with regular exercise and yoga. Less than half of them (45%) were having good knowledge about increased blood pressure is a disease, medical management, and how to prevent it. …”
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Association between resting heart rate and pulmonary function in adult men by Seol-Jung Kang, Seung Tae Park, Kwang-Jun Ko, Gi-chul Ha, Cheol-Gyu Yoo

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Treating Depression With Tai Chi: State of the Art and Future Perspectives by Jian Kong, Georgia Wilson, Joel Park, Kaycie Pereira, Courtney Walpole, Albert Yeung

“…Specifically, we pose developing a simplified and tailored Tai Chi protocol for patients with depression, comparatively investigating Tai Chi with other mind–body interventions such as yoga and Baduanjin, and developing new mind–body interventions that merge the advantages of multiple mind–body exercises.…”
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TERAPIAS NÃO FARMACOLÓGICAS UTILIZADAS PARA ALÍVIO DA DISMENORREIA PRIMÁRIA: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA by Bianca Aparecida Brito da Silva, Thamyris Alexandre Salles, Glauteice Freitas Guedes

“…Os métodos não farmacológicos relevantes para a redução da dismenorreia primária encontrados foram: acupressão; acupuntura; aromaterapia; bandagem elástica funcional; estimulação elétrica nervosa transcutânea; exercícios físicos; massagem aromaterapêutica; massagem terapêutica; moxabustão; pilates; raios infravermelhos; termoterapia e yoga. Os estudos apontaram que estes métodos foram efetivos para o alívio da dismenorreia primária. …”
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Daily Physical Training Improved Coronal Imbalance of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis: A Case Report by Koji Akeda, Takahiro Hasegawa, Koki Kawaguchi, Junichi Yamada, Norihiko Takegami, Tatsuhiko Fujiwara, Akihiro Sudo

“…She completed six months of daily physical training, including swimming, aerobic bikes, stretching, yoga, and Taijiquan. <i>Results</i>: Her LBP and neurological symptoms improved, and coronal–spinal balance was restored, which was maintained for four years by continued daily physical training. …”
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Insomnia and sleep quality among older people residing in old age homes at Andhra Pradesh, India by Devanprabudoss Jesudoss, Eilean Rathinasamy Lazarus, Rasha Wahid

“…In the future, studies should investigate appropriate interventions for older adults that involve exercise and yoga, as well as activities to foster their social relationships.…”
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Meditative movement for breathlessness in advanced COPD or cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Claire M. Nolan, Lisa Jane Brighton, Yihan Mo, Joanne Bayly, Irene J. Higginson, William D-C. Man, Matthew Maddocks

“…The effect of meditative movement, which includes yoga, tai chi and qi gong, on breathlessness in advanced disease is unknown. …”
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Physical activity during pregnancy - literature review by Karol Mazur, Dominik Machaj, Dominika Mazur

“…The most adequate sports for pregnant women are: swimming, yoga, pilates and gymnastics, that are often organised in childbirth education classes Also many pregnant women don’t consultate physical exercising during pregnancy with the gynecologist or midwife.…”
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Characteristics of Fitness-Related Injuries in The Netherlands: A Descriptive Epidemiological Study by Ellen Kemler, Lisa Noteboom, Anne-Marie van Beijsterveldt

“…Most injuries occurred during strength training, individual cardio exercise, yoga/Pilates, cardio exercise in group lessons, and CrossFit. …”
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Encuesta sobre conocimientos y uso de terapias alternas a la hormonal en mujeres menopáusicas de Medellín (Colombia) 2009 by Gloria Inés Martínez-Domínguez, Lina María Martínez-Sánchez, María Patricia Hormaza-Ángel, María de los Ángeles Rodríguez-Gázquez, Gabriel Jaime Rendón-Pereira, Edna Martínez-Rojas, Cristian Camilo Benítez-Restrepo

“…Con respecto a las terapias médicas alternativas y complementarias para la sintomatología de la menopausia, diferentes a las hormonas naturales, el 32,8% de las mujeres manifestó haber oído hablar de alguna de ellas, siendo más conocidas la homeopatía (18,6%), el yoga (16,8%) y la terapia de relajación (12,0%). …”
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Sleep, insomnia and its treatment – abrief review of current knowledge on thesubject withaspecial attention to herbal medicine by Izabela Grabska-Kobyłecka, Dariusz Nowak

“…What seems effective, on the other hand, is cognitive-behavioural therapy, mindfulness meditation, acupressure, acupuncture and tai chi. Yoga and relaxing massage are also helpful in combating stress and therefore indirectly insomnia as well.…”
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Risk factors in fitness physical activities by G. Makarova, E. Achkasov, S. Chernukha, P. Evstigneev, S. Belogubova

“…Materials and methods: analysis of 110 websites of local fitness centres, workout facilities, sports clubs, wellness studios, dancing schools, fight clubs, Yoga centres etc. Results: the analysis revealed that modern fitness industry involves a wide range of additional risk factors (scarcely ever considered) in addition to conventional reasons for potential medical problems with enhanced physical activity. …”
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