Yoga May Ease Pain of Women with Fibromyalgia
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Date
2011
Authors
Curtis, Kathryn
Osadchuk, Anna
Katz, Joel
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Abstract
An eight-week yoga program may decrease pain in women with fibromyalgia. It alters cortisol levels and, by making women more mindful, seems to encourage them to feel less helpless about their pain.
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Health, Women, Mental Health
Citation
Curtis, K., Osadchuk, A., & Katz, J. (2011). An eight-week yoga intervention is associated with improvements in pain, psychological functioning and mindfulness, and changes in cortisol levels in women with fibromyalgia. Journal of Pain Research, 4, 189-201.