Yoga

Yoga is a mind-body practice in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with origins in ancient Indian philosophy. The various styles of yoga that people use for health purposes typically combine physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation or relaxation. There are numerous schools of yoga. Hatha yoga, the most commonly practiced in the United States and Europe, emphasizes postures (asanas) and breathing exercises (pranayama). Some of the major styles of hatha yoga include Iyengar, Ashtanga, Vini, Kundalini, and Bikram yoga. People use yoga for a variety of conditions and to achieve fitness and relaxation.
The 2002 National Health Interview Survey found that yoga is one of the top 10 CAM modalities used. Nearly 8 percent of those surveyed (more than 15.2 million adults) had ever used yoga for health purposes.

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Healed

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Hip Replacement

Twenty-five years of running and being pulled along by two large dogs wore away my left hip joint. Scoliosis didn't help. I toughed it out for years with physical therapy and yoga, and finally had to have my hip totally replaced. I wasn't happy, but I got a great result and I can hardly remember it isn't mine, except when ...

Helped a lot

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Sciatica: common but painful

I started getting lower back pains and I thought it was just because i was growing older and that everyone got them. But they became worse and sitting and standing became painful. My daughter is in medical school and in her expert opinion she said I had Sciatica and I should go to the doctor to get it checked out. ...

Healed

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Weak in the Knees

I am 67 yeasr old and for over 15 years, I was a long distance runner (marathons and 10K races) and about 10 years ago converted to long distance bicycle riding. I had always prided myself on never having serious injuries, after putting so much stress on my legs. Then I started to notice that both of my knees would ...

Yoga is Used For These Conditions

Area	Condition	Average Result	Healed	Helped a Lot	Helped a Little	No Change
	All Conditions (average)	3.7 (47)	9	22	10	6
Back General	Pain	4.0 (1)		1
Back General	Spina Biffida/ Scoliosis	4.0 (1)		1
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Pain	4.2 (5)	1	4
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Sciatica	3.7 (3)		2	1
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Muscle Strain	3.0 (1)			1
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Sacroiliac Joint	3.0 (1)			1
Back Lower (Lumbar)	Herniated Disk	2.5 (2)			1	1
Back Mid (Thoracic)	Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	5.0 (1)	1
Back Mid (Thoracic)	Scoliosis	4.5 (2)	1	1
Back Mid (Thoracic)	Pain	4.0 (2)		2
Back Upper - Neck (Cervical)	Muscle Strain	5.0 (1)	1
Back Upper - Neck (Cervical)	Pain	4.0 (1)		1
General	Depression	4.0 (1)		1
General	Extremely Low or No Flexibility in Joints	3.0 (1)			1
Head	Chronic Headache	3.5 (2)		1	1
Hip	Osteoarthritis	5.0 (1)	1
Hip	Arthritis	4.0 (1)		1
Internal	Bloating Stomach Pain	4.0 (1)		1
Internal	Ehlers Danlos syndrome - "Cutis hyperelastica"	3.0 (1)			1
Knee	Pain	4.0 (3)	1	1	1
Knee	Fractured Kneecap	4.0 (1)		1
Knee	Articular Cartilage Damage	4.0 (1)		1
Knee	Meniscus Knee Injury	4.0 (1)		1
Knee	Medial Meniscus Tear	4.0 (1)		1
Knee	Tendinitus	3.0 (1)			1
Knee	Chondromalacia	3.0 (1)			1
Knee	Osteoarthritis	2.5 (6)	1			5
Leg	Plantar Fasciitis	5.0 (1)	1
Neurological	Ramsay Hunt Syndrome	4.0 (1)		1
Shoulder	Pain	5.0 (1)	1

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