The Impact of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation on Psychophysiological Stress, Personality and Tryptophan Metabolism: A Randomized Pilot Feasibility Study by Jolana Wagner-Skacel, Sabrina Mörkl, Nina Dalkner, Frederike Fellendorf, Werner Fitz, Bianca Brix, Ruslan Neshev, Sarah Wedenig, Petra Mächler, Andreas Dorr, Rainer Picha, Maximilian E. Rudlof, Till O. Bartel, Josef M. Tatschl, Johanna M. Gostner, Susanne A. Bengesser, Eva Z. Reininghaus, Josef Jenewein, Nandu Goswami

“…Thirty individuals with cardiovascular disease (mean age 58.8 years; 23.3% female) were enrolled and randomized into three treatment groups: standard rehabilitation, yoga, or transcendental meditation (TM). Depression, anxiety, sleep, stress perception, personality functioning, hair cortisol, serum tryptophan, kynurenine and neopterin concentrations were estimated at baseline and after a four-week intervention. …”
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Role of Exercise Intensity on Th1/Th2 Immune Modulations During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Rashmi Supriya, Rashmi Supriya, Yang Gao, Yang Gao, Yaodong Gu, Yaodong Gu, Julien S. Baker, Julien S. Baker

“…Therefore, during the COVID-19 pandemic we propose that populations should engage in low to moderate exercise individually designed, prescribed and specific, that utilizes IHP including pranayama (yoga), swimming and high-altitude hiking exercise. …”
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Therapeutic exercise interventions in pediatric survivors of brain cancer and other solid tumors: A scoping review by Brooke E. Kohler, Carolina X. Sandler, Carolina X. Sandler, Carolina X. Sandler, Emmah Baque, Natalie K. Bradford, Natalie K. Bradford, Stewart G. Trost, Stewart G. Trost

“…A wide range of exercise modalities were employed, including cycle ergometry, resistance training, sport, yoga, and active gaming. The length of the exercise program ranged from 3–40 weeks and frequency from 3–11 sessions per week. …”
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Treatments for fatigue in multiple sclerosis: a rapid and systematic review. by Brañas, P, Jordan, R, Fry-Smith, A, Burls, A, Hyde, C

“…This is the main element of initial clinical management and no rigorous research of its effectiveness was identified. (2) Drugs (amantadine, pemoline, potassium-channel blockers and antidepressants). (3) Training, rehabilitation and devices (cooling vests and electromagnetic fields). (4) Alternative therapies (bee venom, cannabis, acupuncture/acupressure and yoga). Only two drugs, amantadine and pemoline, met the criteria for full systematic review. …”

Staying Physically Active During the Quarantine and Self-Isolation Period for Controlling and Mitigating the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Overview of the Literature by Hamdi Chtourou, Hamdi Chtourou, Khaled Trabelsi, Khaled Trabelsi, Cyrine H'mida, Cyrine H'mida, Omar Boukhris, Omar Boukhris, Jordan M. Glenn, Michael Brach, Ellen Bentlage, Nick Bott, Roy Jesse Shephard, Achraf Ammar, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

“…However, based on previous research, potential tactics to overcome these negative effects include home-based exercise, exergaming, dancing to music, and participation in yoga. Adults should accumulate at least 150 min of moderate-intensity and at least 75 min of vigorous-intensity of activity divided in to 5–7 sessions per week. …”
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Pupil dynamics during very light exercise predict benefits to prefrontal cognition by Ryuta Kuwamizu, Yudai Yamazaki, Naoki Aoike, Taichi Hiraga, Toshiaki Hata, Michael A. Yassa, Hideaki Soya

“…Physical exercise, even stress-free very-light-intensity exercise such as yoga and very slow running, can have beneficial effects on executive function, possibly by potentiating prefrontal cortical activity. …”
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Mn-Rich NMC Cathode for Lithium-Ion Batteries at High-Voltage Operation by Arjun Kumar Thapa, Brandon W. Lavery, Ram K. Hona, Nawraj Sapkota, Milinda Kalutara Koralalage, Ayodeji Adeniran, Babajide Patrick Ajayi, Muhammad Akram Zain, Hui Wang, Thad Druffel, Jacek B. Jasinski, Gamini U. Sumanasekera, Mahendra K. Sunkara, Masaki Yoshio

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Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Hypertensive Heart Failure Patients with and without Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-sectional Study by A Jasmine Chandra, B Sudagar Singh, P Mohanalakshmi, K Mahesh Kumar, Santhi Silambanan

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A PERCEPÇÃO DE USUÁRIOS DO SUS SOBRE AS PRÁTICAS INTEGRATIVAS E COMPLEMENTARES EM SAÚDE: UMA ANÁLISE NETNOGRÁFICA by Maria Lúcia Silva Servo, Rejane Santos Barreto, Laís Pinheiro De Brito, Natalí Nascimento Gonçalves Costa

“…Dentre as práticas ofertadas, foram citadas a Massoterapia, Homeopatia, Acupuntura, Heiki, Tai chi chuan, e Yoga. Constatou-se que a práticas tem revelado possibilidades terapêuticas capazes de assistir de forma integral e resolutiva diversas demandas do usuário, promovendo autocuidado e ressignificando a compreensão do processo saúde-doença-cura. …”
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Various interventions for cancer-related fatigue in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Ying Li, Lei Gao, Yaqing Chao, Tianhao Lan, Jie Zhang, Ruoqi Li, Zerui Zhang, Shuming Li, Jing Lian, Zhaofeng Wang, Xiaoan Chen

“…The network findings indicated that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) (SMD, -1.56; 95%CI, -3.08~-0.04), Chinese traditional exercises (CTE) (SMD, -0.85; 95%CI, -1.34~-0.36), aerobic exercise (AE) (SMD, -0.77; 95%CI, -1.09~-0.45), multimodal exercise (ME) (SMD, -0.75; 95%CI, -1.26~-0.25), music interventions (MI) (SMD, -0.74; 95%CI, -1.45~-0.03), and yoga (YG) (SMD, -0.44; 95%CI, -0.83 to -0.06) can reduce CRF more than the control group (CG). …”
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A group-based lifestyle intervention for diabetes prevention in low- and middle-income country : implementation evaluation of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program by Aziz, Zahra, Mathews, Elezebeth, Absetz, Pilvikki, Sathish, Thirunavukkarasu, Oldroyd, John, Balachandran, Sajitha, Shetty, Suman S., Thankappan, K. R., Oldenburg, Brian

“…Community-level factors: Community-based activities reached to 41% of the participants for walking groups, 40% for kitchen garden training, and 31% for yoga training. PLs were readily available for support outside the sessions, as 75% of participants reported extracurricular contacts with their PLs. …”
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Depressive disorders in women of climacteric age (review of foreign literature for 2012–2016) by N. A. Bokhan, E. V. Lukiyanova, G. G. Simutkin

“…Beyond conventional schemes of the therapy the alternative therapy of CD (acupuncture, yoga, phytoestrogen collections, and food additives) is discussed. …”
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Um ensaio sobre práticas desejantes by Danilo Olímpio Gomes

“…Naquele momento, a partir de um olhar para entrevistas feitas com licenciandos e professores de matemática, ainda em nosso mestrado, e de largo estudo teórico, trabalhamos incansavelmente na composição de narrativas que ajudaram a construir um lugar de respiro – assim como praticantes de yoga, inspiramos e expiramos profundamente na tentativa de abrir espaço entre os órgãos aparentemente conexos. …”
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आपदाकाल में सकारात्मक संचार : कोरोना संकट काल के विशेष संदर्भ में एक अध्ययन... by Deepak Kumar, Laxmi Kumari

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वेदों में संगीत की वैज्ञानिकता by Charu Handa

“…In the Indian Vedas, subjects like planet, constellation, deity, yagna, mantra chanting, song-music, dance, yoga-tapa, medicine, commerce, economics, mathematics, chemistry, astronomy etc. have been considered scientifically. …”
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Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Treatment for Fibromyalgia Based on Pain Neuroscience Education, Exercise Therapy, Psychological Support, and Nature Exposure (NAT-FM): A Pragmati... by Mayte Serrat, Míriam Almirall, Marta Musté, Juan P. Sanabria-Mazo, Albert Feliu-Soler, Jorge L. Méndez-Ulrich, Juan V. Luciano, Antoni Sanz

“…The aim of the present RCT was: (a) to analyze the effectiveness of a 12-week multicomponent treatment (nature activity therapy for fibromyalgia, NAT-FM) based on the same therapeutic components described above plus nature exposure to maximize improvements in functional impairment (primary outcome), as well as pain, fatigue, anxiety-depression, physical functioning, positive and negative affect, self-esteem, and perceived stress (secondary outcomes), and kinesiophobia, pain catastrophizing thoughts, personal perceived competence, and cognitive emotion regulation (process variables) compared with treatment as usual (TAU); (b) to preliminarily assess the effects of the nature-based activities included (yoga, Nordic walking, nature photography, and Shinrin Yoku); and (c) to examine whether the positive effects of TAU + NAT-FM on primary and secondary outcomes at post-treatment were mediated through baseline to six-week changes in process variables. …”
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On psychiatry and psychology by E. Neu, M. Michailov, U. Welscher, M. Schratz, G. Weber

“…Results Observations demonstrate strong positive influence after music[1], respiratory[2], hatha-yoga[3] therapies. Items of psycho-physiological (relaxed), emotional (tranquil/happy), cognitive (few/ordered thoughts), voluntary (active/spontaneous), social (open/assertive), consciousness (clear/sleepy) categories are significantly positive changed 25-50%. …”
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CSI clinical practice guidelines for dyslipidemia management: Executive summary by Jitendra PS. Sawhney, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Kushal Madan, Saumitra Ray, P Balagopalan Jayagopal, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Tiny Nair, Geevar Zachariah, Peeyush Jain, Jamshed Dalal, Sitaraman Radhakrishnan, Arun Chopra, Sanjay Kalra, Ashwani Mehta, Arvind K. Pancholia, Nitin K. Kabra, Dhiman Kahali, Tapan Ghose, Satyavir Yadav, Prafulla Kerkar, Ajay Yadav, Debabrata Roy, Mrinal Kanti Das, Vijay H. Bang, Pratap Chandra Rath, Dhurjati Prasad Sinha, P.S. Banerjee, Rakesh Yadav, Rajeev Gupta

“…Drug therapies for lipid lowering (statins, non-statin drugs and other pharmaceutical agents) and lifestyle management (dietary interventions, physical activity and yoga) are summarized. Management of dyslipidemias in oft-neglected patient phenotypes-the elderly, young and children, and patients with comorbidities-stroke, peripheral arterial disease, kidney failure, posttransplant, HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus), Covid-19 and familial hypercholesterolemia is also presented. …”
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Physical activity intensity classification during activities of daily living in older adults using accelerometers: Is the ear the new wrist? by Jan Stutz, Philipp Eichenberger, Chiara Oetiker, Sacha Huber, Isabel Hirzel, Christina Spengler

“…Each activity lasted 8 min and included sedentary activities (e.g., lying, playing cards) low-intensity activities (e.g., hanging laundry), activities of changing intensity or without physical displacement (e.g., yoga, squats), indoor activities related to locomotion (e.g., walking, running), outdoor activities (e.g., walking uphill, cycling), and activities with aids (e.g., walking with a stroller). …”
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Are Mind-Body Exercise Beneficial for Treating Pain, Function, and Quality of Life in Middle-Aged and Old People With Chronic Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yu-Rong Wen, Yu-Rong Wen, Jian Shi, Jian Shi, Ya-Fei Wang, Yang-Yang Lin, Zheng-Yu Hu, Zheng-Yu Hu, You-Tian Lin, You-Tian Lin, Xue-Qiang Wang, Xue-Qiang Wang, Yu-Ling Wang

“…Mind-body exercise (MBE) has been scientifically proven to affect the pain intensity and physical health.ObjectivesTo assess the effects of MBE modes (Tai Chi, yoga, and qigong) for treating chronic pain among middle-aged and old people, compared with nonactive and active treatment, as well as function, quality of life, and adverse events.MethodsWe searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Database, and Chinese Scientific Journals Full-Text Database (VIP) till March 2022. …”
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