Sunday 15 October 2017

Alternative Therapy: Yoga reduced Risk of Early Onset and Progression of Dementia

Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrients, All right reserved)
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Yoga may have a direct benefit in reduced risk of depressive symptoms and progression of dementia, a recent renowned joint study suggested.

Dementia is the loss of mental ability severed enough to interfere with people's every life. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in aging people. About 5-8% of all people over the age of 65 have some form of dementia, and this number doubles every five years above that age.

Yoga, the accident technique practice for harmonized external and internal body well being, through breath control, meditation, bodily movement and gesture..... has been well known for people in Western world and some parts in Asia due to health benefits reported by various respectable institutes' research and supported by health advocates.

According to the joint study led by the Stanford University, yoga may be one the physical exercise and alternative interventions to treat and reduce risk of cognitive decline and suppress.depression as modifiable risk factor in inducing cognitive decline and dementia.

Dr. Mathersul DC, the lead author said, "Notably, exercise and yoga are two interventions known to both reduce symptoms of depression and improve cognitive function".

In a total of 68 residents in long-term care facilities in southern Taiwan, aged 60 years and above with mild to moderate dementia selected with experimental group of 33 elders participated in a 12-weeks yoga training program of three 55-minute sessions a week; and a control group of 35 elders maintained their usual daily activities, yoga treatment group expressed a better mental and physical health including lowered blood pressure, reduced respiration rate, strengthened cardiopulmonary fitness, enhanced body flexibility, improved muscle strength and endurance, improved balance, and increased joints motion in compared control.

The yoga participated group also showed a significant improvement of the depression state and problem behaviors due to cognitive decline.

Additionally, in the searching of a total of 700 articles published from 1963 to 14th December 2016, 94 articles indicated that yoga might be considered as an effective adjuvant for the patients with various neurological disorders, including dementia.

Collectively, Yoga attended elder may have beneficiary in reduced risk of early onset and progression of neuro decline, accompaned with change of style and diet.

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Sources
(1) The Roles of Exercise and Yoga in Ameliorating Depression as a Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline by Mathersul DC1, Rosenbaum S2.(PubMed)
(2) Using silver yoga exercises to promote physical and mental health of elders with dementia in long-term care facilities by Fan JT1, Chen KM.(PubMed)
(3) Evidence based effects of yoga in neurological disorders by Mooventhan A1, Nivethitha L2.(PubMed)

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