Underuse of Yoga as a Referral Resource by Health Professions Students

Sulenes, Kari; Freitas, Jillian; Justice, Lauren; Colgan, Dana Dharmakaya; Shean, Margaret; Brems, Christiane

doi:10.1089/acm.2014.0217

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“…Conversely, if health professionals have a limited understanding of the entirety of the healing system of yoga, they may underutilize it as a complementary or alternative treatment approach for the full spectrum of health concerns for which yoga is appropriate. [ 17 ]…”

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“…The acceptability of yoga survey was developed for purposes of a larger yoga perceptions study. [ 16 17 ] Development and piloting were accomplished using the online survey version with a convenience sample of volunteers obtained through word-of-mouth. The final survey consists of five sets of questions, some open-ended and some with discrete response choices.…”

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Elements of yogic practice: Perceptions of students in healthcare programs

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Background:The practice of yoga has a long history as an integrated lifestyle science. Those who have practiced yoga in its full form (including all eight traditional aspects) find that it touches almost every aspect of their inter- and intra-personal lives. Despite this rich history, the West has adopted limited aspects of yoga practice. When understood narrowly as a physical fitness practice, healthful benefits of yoga may be lost, possibly promoting body-consciousness and injury instead.Aim:To understand whether students in healthcare programs view yoga from a physical fitness versus holistic perspective, we explored perceptions of what constitute yoga's essential practices.Methods:We assessed endorsement of the eight limbs of yoga via the acceptability of yoga survey. The sample (n = 498) was recruited from programs in 10 healthcare professions at a Northwestern university. Participants were categorized as nonyogis, contemplators, yogis, and superyogis.Results:Across all groups, findings confirmed a narrow definition of yoga as portrayed in popular media and gym-based yoga classes. Breathing and posture practices were the most commonly endorsed practices, even among the sample's most seasoned yoga practitioners. Ethical practices and daily commitments of introspection, disciplined practice, or living with purity were least commonly associated with yoga despite their foundational nature in yoga philosophy. Concentration and meditation practices were only moderately endorsed as essential practices. Super-yogis endorsed a wider variety of limbs than nonyogis, contemplators, and yogis.Conclusions:We offer a rationale for these findings along with recommendations that may help augment the definition of yoga and hence maximize its benefits.

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“…About 38% persons in the USA are using CAM for managing pain, arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and psychological and emotional problems such as stress, anxiety, and depression, at the cost of approximately $40 billion. [21222324] The use of integrative medicine, particularly in cancer care, is so popular that a number of medical schools and cancer centers are now offering programs in integrative medicine to their patients. “Integrative oncology” in particular is emerging as a new discipline in cancer centers.…”

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“…[282930] Integration of yoga with conventional cancer care is a “patient-centered approach that nurtures the physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing of cancer patients.”[31] Despite a number of reports and reviews supporting efficacy of yoga in health care, the awareness and integration of yoga in conventional healthcare remain limited. [24] Therefore, the main purpose of this review is to familiarize cancer patients and their caregivers (oncologists, nurses, family members, and patients) with the research evidence of the beneficial effects of yoga and to encourage more scientifically focused research so that yoga therapy is fully recognized and integrated into cancer therapeutic programs.…”

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Yoga into Cancer Care

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2018

International Journal of Yoga

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To cope with cancer and its treatment-related side effects and toxicities, people are increasingly using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Consequently, integrative oncology, which combines conventional therapies and evidence-based CAM practices, is an emerging discipline in cancer care. The use of yoga as a CAM is proving to be beneficial and increasingly gaining popularity. An electronic database search (PubMed), through December 15, 2016, revealed 138 relevant clinical trials (single-armed, nonrandomized, and randomized controlled trials) on the use of yoga in cancer patients. A total of 10,660 cancer patients from 20 countries were recruited in these studies. Regardless of some methodological deficiencies, most of the studies reported that yoga improved the physical and psychological symptoms, quality of life, and markers of immunity of the patients, providing a strong support for yoga's integration into conventional cancer care. This review article presents the published clinical research on the prevalence of yoga's use in cancer patients so that oncologists, researchers, and the patients are aware of the evidence supporting the use of this relatively safe modality in cancer care.

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“…This limited and biased portrayal of yoga in the public media has the potential to lead to injuries and limitations in access to the practice for the very individuals who may benefit the most. [ 15 16 ] For example, biased and noncomprehensive media portrayal of yoga may lead to unsafe practice through images or contents that suggest a particular shape or requirement for a yoga practice. Since media representations have the power to distort an individual's perception of what is desirable, viewers of unrealistic images may force their bodies into less than healthful shapes or to develop unhealthy lifestyle habits.…”

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Yoga in print media: Missing the heart of the practice

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Background:Popular media typically portray yoga as an exercise or posture practice despite the reality that yoga comprised eight practices (called limbs) including ethical behavior, conscious lifestyle choices, postures, breathing, introspection, concentration, meditation, and wholeness.Aim:This study assessed the comprehensiveness of yoga practice as represented in articles in the popular yoga magazine, Yoga Journal. It explored the degree to which articles referenced each of the eight limbs of yoga and other contents (e.g., fitness, spirituality).Materials and Methods:Six coders were trained to reliably and independently review 702 articles in 33 Yoga Journal issues published between 2007 and 2014, coding for the limbs of yoga and other contents.Results:Breathing and postures were most frequently referenced, which were covered in 48.7% and 40.1% of articles. Internal practices were covered in 36.5% of articles with introspection being the most and concentration the least commonly referred to internal practices. Ethical and lifestyle practices were least frequently covered (5.2% and 6.8%). Since 2007, coverage of postures steadily increased, whereas contents related to the other limbs steadily decreased. The most frequent other contents related to fitness (31.7%), spirituality (20.8), and relationships (18.7%) coverage of these did not change across time.Conclusions:Representation of yoga in articles contained in the most popular yoga magazine is heavily biased in favor of physical practices. Recommendations are offered about how to shift media representation of yoga to make the heart of the practice more accessible to individuals who could experience health benefits but currently feel excluded from the practice.

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Underuse of Yoga as a Referral Resource by Health Professions Students

Cited by 27 publications

References 49 publications

Elements of yogic practice: Perceptions of students in healthcare programs

Elements of yogic practice: Perceptions of students in healthcare programs

Yoga into Cancer Care

Yoga in print media: Missing the heart of the practice

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