ArticleInternational journal of yoga therapy2020
Yoga Improves Balance and Low-Back Pain, but Not Anxiety, in People with Parkinson's Disease.
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- Measurement Properties of the BESTest Scale in People With Neurological Conditions: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Physical therapy · 2025Pooled it
- Physical exercise for people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of different exercise types on balance function in healthy older adults and Parkinson's patients: a systematic review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Physical exercise for people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- The Effects of Yoga on Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Behavioural neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Alternative and Complementary Therapies: A Review Exploring the Role of Yoga and Ayurveda-based Herbal Medicines in Alleviating Hypothyroidism and Its Neuropsychiatric Manifestations.Annals of neurosciences · 2026Review
- Exercise for Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease: An Evidence-Based Review of Clinical Trials, Dosing Considerations, and Mechanistic Insights.Neural plasticity · 2026Review
- Characteristics of pain symptoms in Parkinson's disease.Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders · 2025Review
- Age-Related Dysfunction in Balance: A Comprehensive Review of Causes, Consequences, and Interventions.Aging and disease · 2024Review
- Pain and the Non-Pharmacological Management of Pain in People with Parkinson's Disease.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2024Review
- The therapeutic effects of yoga in people with Parkinson's disease: a mini-review.Annals of medicine · 2023Review
- Therapeutic role of yoga in neuropsychological disorders.World journal of psychiatry · 2021Review
- Musculoskeletal pain in Parkinson's disease: a narrative review.Neurodegenerative disease management · 2021Review
- The Relationship Between Anxiety Disorders and Parkinson's Disease: Clinical and Therapeutic Issues.Current psychiatry reports · 2021Review
- Chronic Pain Treatment Strategies in Parkinson's Disease.Neurology international · 2020Review
- Management of Pain in Parkinson's Disease.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2020Review
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Abstract
Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience postural instability, low-back pain (LBP), and anxiety. These symptoms increase the risk of falls and decrease quality of life. Research shows yoga improves balance and decreases LBP and anxiety in healthy adults, but its effects in PD are poorly understood. All participants were part of a larger intervention study. Participants received pretest and posttest evaluations, including the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Revised Oswestry Disability Index (ROSW). Total scores for each measure, as well as individual balance system section scores from the BESTest (biomechanical constraints, stability limits/verticality, transitions/anticipatory, reactive, sensory orientation, and stability in gait) were compared within groups pre- to posttest. Participants in the yoga group (n = 13) completed a twice-weekly 12-week yoga interve n t i o n , whereas controls (n = 13) continued their usual routines for 12 weeks. Both the yoga (Z = -3.20, p = 0.001) and control (Z = -2.10, p = 0.040) groups improved on the BESTest total score. The control group showed no changes in individual balance systems, whereas the yoga group improved in stability limits/verticality (Z = -2.3, p = 0.020), transitions/ anticipatory (Z = -2.50, p = 0.010), reactive (Z = -2.70, p = 0.008), and sensory orientation (Z = -2.30, p = 0.020). ROSW decreased in the yoga group only (Z = -2.10, p = 0.030). BAI did not change in either group. Yoga is a nonpharmacological intervention that can improve balance and LBP in people with PD. This study demonstrated that yoga is feasible for people with PD, and participants reported high levels of enjoyment and intent to practice yoga after the study.
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