Review Article
Effects of Yoga on Mental and Physical Health: A Short Summary of Reviews
Table 1
Systematic reviews for the different domains discussed.
| Indications | Studies on yoga interventions |
| Depression | 2 reviews [4, 5], 1 description of studies on yogic breathing [6, 7], 1 summary [8] | Fatigue | 1 systematic review [9] | Anxiety and anxiety disorders | 1 systematic review [1], 1 Cochrane review on meditation therapy [10], 1 description of studies on yogic breathing [6, 7], 1 summary [8] | Stress | 1 systematic review [11] | Posttraumatic stress disorder | 1 review article [12] | Physical fitness | 1 critical review [13] | Sympathetic/parasympathetic activation | 1 systematic review [14] | Cardiovascular endurance | 1 review [15] | Blood pressure and hypertension | 1 systematic review [14] | Pulmonary function | 1 review [15] | Glucose regulation | 3 systematic reviews [14, 16, 17] | Menopausal symptoms | 1 review [18], 1 systematic review [19] | Musculoskeletal functioning and pain | 3 systematic reviews [20ā22], 2 reviews [23, 24] | Cancer | 2 reviews [25, 26], 2 meta-analyses [27, 28] | Epilepsy | 1 Cochrane review [29] |
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