Translating the ‘Other’ for the Western World for more than a decade: Incredible India! campaigns by Eleonora Federici

“…My analysis wants to outline how the main themes of the campaign (yoga, Ayurveda and other spirituality-related concepts, Indian cultures and culinary traditions and festivals all around the country, the cultural heritage and the natural resources) have been developed through time in order to ‘translate’ the uniqueness of India for the Western tourist in the last 15 years. …”
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Effectiveness of Om chanting on perceived stress, negative affectivity, and social inhibition in individuals with pre-hypertension by Deepa Chokkan, Ashish Bhel, Kalyani T, Ramesh P

“…Cases practiced the OUM chanting for 6 weeks after they were trained by an expert yoga therapist. Results: Perceived stress scores were significantly decreased followed by the OUM chanting. …”
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Free Time For Wellness: a co-designed intervention utilizing social networks to encourage physical activity for cancer prevention among low resourced mothers by Lauren C. Houghton, Marley P. Gibbons, Jeanette Shekelle, Ingrid Oakley-Girvan, Jessica L. Watterson, Kate Magsamen-Conrad, Cheryl Jones, Kajal Gokal

“…The intervention was designed to be 3 months’ worth of sample programming with one activity per week, rotating between dance, yoga, food pantry visits and group playdates. Participants were invited to bring their children to a space with one room for the ‘participants only’ activity and a second room in which professional childcare providers supervised the children. …”
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Postless Arthroscopic Hip Preservation Can be Adequately Performed Using Published Techniques by Alexander P. Decilveo, M.D., Matthew J. Kraeutler, M.D., Jaydeep Dhillon, B.S., Joshua D. Harris, M.D., Sydney M. Fasulo, M.D., Omer Mei-Dan, M.D., Anthony J. Scillia, M.D.

“…The remaining studies used the yoga mat technique, the Tutankhamun technique, the beanbag technique, and the Hip Arthroscopy Post-less Procedure Impingement technique. …”
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Effect of Slow and Fast Pranayama Training on Handgrip Strength and Endurance in Healthy Volunteers by Dinesh Thangavel, Girwar Singh Gaur, Vivek Kumar Sharma, Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Rajajeyakumar M., Syam Sunder A.

“…Supervised pranayama training (SPG - Nadisodhana, Pranav pranayama and Savitri pranayama; FPG - Kapalabhati, Bhastrika and Kukkuriya pranayama) was given for 30 minutes thrice a week for 12 weeks to both slow and fast pranayama groups by certified yoga trainer. Hand grip strength (HGS) and endurance (HGE) parameters were recorded using handgrip dynamometer (Rolex, India) at baseline and after 12 weeks of pranayama training. …”
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O CUIDADO EMOCIONAL DE FAMILIARES E CUIDADORES DE PESSOAS COM CÂNCER NO HOSPITAL by Fabiane de Amorim Almeida, Livia Helena Della Dea Parreira, Aline de Barros Campanelli Lima, Mônica Martins Trovo

“…Todavia, com o passar do tempo, sentem-se mais tranquilos e confiantes em assumir o papel de acompanhante, buscando estratégias que promovam o próprio cuidado emocional, como apoio religioso, prática de esportes e hobbies, meditação, yoga, atendimento psicológico, assistir televisão, ler e ouvir música, estudar e trabalhar online, entre outras. …”
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A randomized trial to evaluate the effects of a supervised exercise program on insomnia in patients with non-metastatic breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: design of the FATSOMC... by Chloé Drozd, Elsa Curtit, Quentin Jacquinot, Charlène Marquine, Laura Mansi, Loïc Chaigneau, Erion Dobi, Julien Viot, Guillaume Meynard, Marie-Justine Paillard, Morgan Goujon, Pauline Roux, Dewi Vernerey, Valérie Gillet, Hubert Bourdin, Silvio Galli, Nathalie Meneveau, Fabienne Mougin

“…Other approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, relaxation through yoga and mindfulness are often not available for patients and are complex to implement. …”
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Analysis of AYUSH studies registered in clinical trials registry of India from 2009 to 2020 by M.S. Shree Devi, P. Sathiyarajeswaran, K. Kanakavalli, N.P. Vinod, V. Baskar

“…Results: The number of clinical trial registrations among AYUSH streams (3632) descends from Ayurveda (2054), followed by Siddha (635), Yoga (408), Unani (366) and Homoeopathy (169). Interventional studies dominate observational studies among all AYUSH registered trials. …”
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Thematic trends and knowledge structure on cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia: A bibliometric and visualization analysis by Qianqian Xin, Qianqian Xin, Dhirendra Paudel, Kai An, Youran Ye, Youran Ye, Shuqiong Zheng, Shuqiong Zheng, Lei Chen, Bin Zhang, Bin Zhang, Honglei Yin, Honglei Yin

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Assessing basic and higher-level psychological needs satisfied through physical activity by Genevieve F. Dunton, Bridgette Do, Rachel Crosley-Lyons, Christine H. Naya, Micaela Hewus, Martina Kanning

“…Ten of the 13 subscales exhibited discriminant validity by differentiating between engagement (vs. no engagement) in at least one physical activity type (e.g., brisk walking and yoga/Pilates). All the subscales, except physical comfort and esteem from others, were associated with at least one of the construct validation criteria (e.g., exercise enjoyment, affective response during exercise). …”
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Does physical activity affect the pain and mobility of the lumbosacral spine in pregnant women? - case-control study by Anna Ziółkowska, Paweł Wojtczak, Wiktoria Śniegowska, Dominika Ciecierska, Edyta Piechocka, Bartłomiej Wrzesiński, Maciej Dzierżanowski, Urszula Kazimierczak

“…The most common physical activities are walking, next is swimming and special exercises for pregnant women and yoga. The fewest group were the women exercising Pilates. 31.11% of women exercise three times a week, 37.78% - twice a week, 22.22% - one a week and 6.67% less than one a week. 64.44% of women feel good thanks to practiced physical activity, 31.11% of women say that exercises improve their wellbeing. …”
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Primary care patients’ use of conventional and complementary medicine for chronic low back pain by Rodondi PY, Bill AS, Danon N, Dubois J, Pasquier J, Matthey-de-l'Endroit F, Herzig L, Burnand B

“…For their PCPs, the five most useful therapies were physiotherapy, osteopathic treatment, yoga, meditation, and manual therapy. In multivariate analysis, the use of physiotherapy was significantly associated with longer pain duration; osteopathic treatment was associated with age under 75 years, female gender, higher education, and CM insurance coverage. …”
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Whether mindfulness-guided therapy can be a new direction for the rehabilitation of patients with Parkinson’s disease: a network meta-analysis of non-pharmacological alternative mo... by Shenglan He, Wanyi Fang, Jiaoyang Wu, Hang Lv, Jueyu Zhang, Jueyu Zhang, Tunyi Wang, Yingjie Huang, Guangyao Li, Min Li

“…Differences between non-pharmacological alternative motor-/sensory-based interventions were not significant for PDQ-39, UPDRS-I, or UPDRS-II; however, qigong was superior to dance (MD −3.91, 95% CI −6.90 to −0.95), Tai Chi (MD −3.54, 95% CI −6.53 to −0.69), acupuncture (MD −6.75, 95% CI −10.86 to −2.70), music (MD -3.91, 95% CI −7.49 to −0.48), and exercise (MD −3.91, 95% CI −6.49 to −1.33) in the TUG test.ConclusionThis network meta-analysis supports mindfulness-based therapy (e.g., qigong, yoga, and Tai Chi) as a preferred non-pharmacological alternative motor-/sensory-based intervention for PD rehabilitation.Systematic review registrationhttps://inplasy.com/inplasy-2022-10-0109/, INPLASY2022100109.…”
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Efeitos de um programa de Ioga na saúde do trabalhador by Kleber Luís Silva dos Santos, Maria do Perpetuo Socorro Avelar Guimarães, Paula Hentschel Lobo da Costa

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Evaluation of the Bonapace Method: a specific educational intervention to reduce pain during childbirth by Bonapace J, Chaillet N, Gaumond I, Paul-Savoie E, March, S

“…When compared to TCTP, the BM showed an overall significant lower pain perception for both intensity (45%; P < 0.01) and unpleasantness (46%; P < 0.01).Conclusion: These significant differences in pain perception between TCTP and the BM suggest that the emphasis on pain modulation models and techniques during labor combined with the active participation of a partner in BM are important variables to be added to the traditional childbirth training programs for childbirth pain management.Keywords: labor pain, yoga, perinatal care, DNIC, gate control theory, cognitive structuring, massage, father…”
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Safety of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) treatment among children and young adults who suffer from adverse effects of conventional cancer treatment: A systematic revi... by Dana C. Mora MPH, Agnete E. Kristoffersen PhD, Grete Overvåg, Miek C. Jong PhD, Marit Mentink MSc, Jianping Liu PhD, Trine Stub PhD

“…Among the studies that reported adverse effects, they were mostly considered as direct risk, as 13% reported mainly bleeding and bruising upon acupuncture treatment, and dizziness with yoga treatment. All adverse effects were assessed as minor and transient. …”
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Exercise interventions in migraine patients: a YouTube content analysis study based on grades of recommendation by Álvaro Reina-Varona, Borja Rodríguez de Rivera-Romero, Carlos Donato Cabrera-López, José Fierro-Marrero, Irene Sánchez-Ruiz, Roy La Touche

“…Results The classification into recommendation grades showed a grade B for aerobic exercise, yoga and changes in lifestyle behavior regarding exercise. …”
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Stress and polycystic ovarian syndrome-a case control study among Indian women by Jiby Jolly Benjamin, K. MaheshKumar, V. Radha, Karthikeyan Rajamani, Naveen Puttaswamy, Teena Koshy, K.N. Maruthy, R. Padmavathi

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O CUIDADO EMOCIONAL DE FAMILIARES E CUIDADORES DE PESSOAS COM CÂNCER NO HOSPITAL by Fabiane de Amorim Almeida, Livia Helena Della Dea Parreira, Aline de Barros Campanelli Lima, Mônica Martins Trovo

“…Todavia, com o passar do tempo, sentem-se mais tranquilos e confiantes em assumir o papel de acompanhante, buscando estratégias que promovam o próprio cuidado emocional, como apoio religioso, prática de esportes e hobbies, meditação, yoga, atendimento psicológico, assistir televisão, ler e ouvir música, estudar e trabalhar online, entre outras. …”
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EEG-based investigation of effects of mindfulness meditation training on state and trait by deep learning and traditional machine learning by Baoxiang Shang, Baoxiang Shang, Feiyan Duan, Feiyan Duan, Ruiqi Fu, Junling Gao, Hinhung Sik, Xianghong Meng, Chunqi Chang

“…The classifiers are trained and evaluated using inter-subject, mix-subject, intra-subject, and subject-transfer classification strategies, each according to a specific application scenario.ResultsFor MBSR state effect recognition, trait effect recognition using meditation EEG, and trait effect recognition using resting EEG, from shallow ConvNet classifier we get mix-subject/intra-subject classification accuracies superior to related previous studies for both novice and expert meditators with a variety of meditation types including yoga, Tibetan, and mindfulness, whereas from FBSCP + SVM classifier we get inter-subject classification accuracies of 68.50, 85.00, and 78.96%, respectively.ConclusionDeep learning is superior for state effect recognition of novice meditators and slightly inferior but still comparable for both state and trait effects recognition of expert meditators when compared to the literatures. …”
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