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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2016

Yoga Therapy in Children with Cystic Fibrosis Decreases Immediate Anxiety and Joint Pain.

Christopher McNamara, Mahrya Johnson, Lisa Read, Heidi Vander Velden, Megan Thygeson, Meixia Liu, Laura Gandrud, John McNamara

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. BMJ open respiratory research · 2026
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  4. System Architecture for VR Yoga Therapy Platform with 6-DoF Whole-Body Avatar Tracking.... IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality. IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality · 2024
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  8. Yoga as a Complementary and Alternative Therapy in Children with Hematologic and Oncologic Disease.Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Christopher McNamaraChildren's Respiratory and Critical Care Specialists, PA, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Mahrya JohnsonChildren's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Lisa ReadChildren's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Heidi Vander VeldenChildren's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Megan ThygesonChildren's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Meixia LiuChildren's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Laura GandrudChildren's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
John McNamaraChildren's Respiratory and Critical Care Specialists, PA, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5893-5536

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was designed to determine whether yoga might alleviate symptoms of pain, sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). CF is the most common genetic, life-limiting chronic disease among Caucasian populations. It primarily affects the lungs but also many other secretory organs and consequently leads to significant morbidities. Research has shown that children with CF have significantly increased depression, anxiety, and pain compared to their healthy counterparts. Subjects participated in six one-on-one sessions over a 10-week period with a certified instructor who designed each yoga practice based on a preestablished list of 30 yoga asanas. Questionnaires evaluating pain, sleep disturbance, sustained anxiety, immediate anxiety, and depression were administered. Differences between premeasures and postmeasures were evaluated using a two-sided test. Twenty subjects were assessed (12 females/8 males), median age of 11 (7-20) years. Mean immediate anxiety scores decreased (before session to after session 29 to 23.6, respectively,

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PMCPMC5204083

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