Yoga for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ye, Xiangling; Chen, Zehua; Shen, Zhen; Chen, Guocai; Xu, Xuemeng

doi:10.3389/fmed.2020.586665

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“…Fifth, it should be registered in the clinical trial center before the start of the research. It is recommended that researchers publish the complete research plan to reduce selective reports ( 64 ). Finally, due to the methodological limitations of the included literature, more high-quality RCTs should be conducted in the future to verify the current conclusions.…”

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Myofascial Release for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Wang

et al. 2021

Front. Med.

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Background: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal diseases in the elderly, which has a severe impact on the health of the elderly. However, CLBP treatment is very challenging, and more effective treatment methods are needed. Myofascial release may be an effective therapy for the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain. It is widely used clinically to treat CLBP, but its clinical efficacy is still controversial.Objective: This study aims to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of myofascial release for patients with CLBP.Methods: We selected PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE database, and Web of Science database articles published until April 5, 2021. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of myofascial release for CLBP were included. Outcome measures included pain, physical function, quality of life, balance function, pain pressure-threshold, trunk mobility, and mental health. For each outcome, Standardized mean differences (SMD) or mean differences (MD) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated.Results: Eight RCTs (n = 375) were included based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The meta-analysis showed that the overall efficacy of myofascial release for CLBP was significant, including two aspects: pain [SMD = −0.37, 95% CI (−0.67, −0.08), I2 = 46%, P = 0.01] and physical function [SMD = −0.43, 95% CI (−0.75, −0.12), I2 = 44%, P = 0.007]. However, myofascial release did not significantly improve quality of life [SMD = 0.13, 95% CI (−0.38, 0.64), I2 = 53%, P = 0.62], balance function [SMD = 0.58, 95% CI (−0.49, 1.64), I2 = 82%, P = 0.29], pain pressure-threshold [SMD = 0.03,95% CI (−0.75, 0.69), I2 = 73%, P = 0.93], trunk mobility [SMD = 1.02, 95% CI (−0.09, 2.13), I2 = 92%, P = 0.07] and mental health [SMD = −0.06, 95% CI (−0.83, 0.71), I2 = 73%, P = 0.88].Conclusions: In this study, we systematically reviewed and quantified the efficacy of myofascial release in treating CLBP. The meta-analysis results showed that myofascial release significantly improved pain and physical function in patients with CLBP but had no significant effects on balance function, pain pressure-threshold, trunk mobility, mental health, and quality of life. However, due to the low quality and a small number of included literature, more and more rigorously designed RCTs should be included in the future to verify these conclusions.

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Myofascial Release for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Wang

et al. 2021

Front. Med.

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“…As data from various studies have accumulated, meta-analysis studies on the effects of yoga practice have been steadily progressing. Various yoga studies focusing on the exercise effect of yoga, pain relief for rheumatoid osteoporosis [ 2 , 3 ], cardiovascular function improvement [ 4 , 5 ], positive effect on cognitive function and mental health [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ], diabetes improvement [ 10 , 11 ], blood pressure lowering [ 12 , 13 ], side effect improvement of breast cancer [ 14 ], and the effect of Thai yoga and laughter yoga on physical fitness [ 15 , 16 ] have been reported.…”

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Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Yoga Practice on Physical Fitness in the Elderly

Shin

2021

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The purpose of this study was to meta-analyze the effects of yoga intervention on physical fitness in the elderly. The following databases were systematically searched in 25 March 2021: Cochrane, PubMed and Embase. A total of 656 papers was identified through key word combinations, finally, 12 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The main conclusions are as follows. First, yoga practice showed moderately positive effects on muscle strength, balance, mobility, and lower body flexibility, but had no significant effect on cardiorespiratory endurance and upper body flexibility. Second, sub-group analysis showed that subjects in their 60s and 70s and yoga practice for 9–12 weeks had a large positive effect on physical fitness. Yoga is a multimodal activity that improves muscle strength, balance, and flexibility in the elderly, and physical activity policies should continue to promote yoga as an activity that enhances physical and mental wellbeing in this population.

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“…After excluding duplicates, 366 articles (PubMed 105, Cochrane 122, and Google Scholar 139 articles) were assessed for its eligibility from three different databases and 45 articles[ 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 ] [ Figure 1 , Tables 1 and 2 ] were included in the final scoping review.…”

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Yoga, immunity and COVID-19

Shah

Adhikari

Saha

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Yoga is recognized and practiced for different levels of prevention since antiquity. The current scoping review aimed to identify and document the evidence reporting the effect of yoga interventions on immunity against COVID-19 infection. Three databases––PubMed, Cochrane, and Google Scholar, were searched to identify eligible studies. Articles published in English after 2010 and assessing the impact of any form of yoga (such as yogasanas, meditations, or pranayamas) on immunological markers were included in the review. The studies without information of the intervention on immunity markers, and experience sharing reviews were excluded. The search yielded 45 eligible articles with majority of the studies being published from the USA and India. Most of the studies were randomized controlled trials, enrolling the adult population with a specific focus on diseases like HIV, cancer, and heart failure. It was observed that a variety of yoga interventions along with meditation and pranayama, in different combinations were used by the authors. However, all these studies unanimously reported improvement in immunological profile (indicated by improved biochemical markers) of an individual (irrespective of disease state and type) with yoga. Moreover, the beneficial effects of these traditional Indian interventions were also found to have a positive impact on overall physical and physiological wellbeing and quality of life. Findings from the existing literature indicate that the practice of yoga has the potential to strengthen cell-mediated immunity and hence could be used as an effective preventive measure against COVID-19 where immunity plays a critical role.

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Yoga for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cited by 34 publications

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Myofascial Release for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Myofascial Release for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Yoga Practice on Physical Fitness in the Elderly

Yoga, immunity and COVID-19

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