Journal article

Determining the potential benefits of yoga in chronic stroke care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tharshanah Thayabaranathan, Nadine E Andrew, Maarten A Immink, Susan Hillier, Philip Stevens, Rene Stolwyk, Monique Kilkenny, Dominique A Cadilhac

TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Survivors of stroke have long-term physical and psychological consequences that impact their quality of life. Few interventions are available in the community to address these problems. Yoga, a type of mindfulness-based intervention, is shown to be effective in people with other chronic illnesses and may have the potential to address many of the problems reported by survivors of stroke. OBJECTIVES: To date only narrative reviews have been published. We sought to perform, the first systematic review with meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated yoga for its potential benefit for chronic survivors of stroke. METHODS: Ovid Medline, CINHAL plus, AMED, Pu..

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