"Yoga" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A major orthodox system of Hindu philosophy based on Sankhya (metaphysical dualism) but differing from it in being theistic and characterized by the teaching of raja-yoga as a practical method of liberating the self. It includes a system of exercises for attaining bodily or mental control and well-being with liberation of the self and union with the universal spirit. (From Webster, 3d ed)
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D015013
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.525.937 E02.190.901.984 E02.779.474.937 K01.844.799.867
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Yoga" by people in Profiles.
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Parisio KN, Kulp T, Heil M, Li Y, Dalton K, McGrath M, Carlowicz C, Donnelly M, Bagatell R, Jubelirer T. Yoga as a non-pharmacologic therapy to reduce dinutuximab-induced pain in patients with neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Apr; 71(4):e30845.
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Acu?a AJ, Courtney PM, Kurtz SM, Lee GC, Kamath AF. Spine Fusions, Yoga Instructors, and Hip Fractures: The Role of Dual Mobility in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2021 07; 36(7S):S70-S79.
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Horner L, Edelsohn L, Gakhal M. Yoga induced acute ulnar nerve compression by a ganglion cyst in Guyon's canal. Del Med J. 2013 Dec; 85(12):369-73.
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Hainsworth KR, Salamon KS, Khan KA, Mascarenhas B, Davies WH, Weisman SJ. A pilot study of yoga for chronic headaches in youth: promise amidst challenges. Pain Manag Nurs. 2014 Jun; 15(2):490-8.
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Wilson T, Baker SE, Freeman MR, Garbrecht MR, Ragsdale FR, Wilson DA, Malone C. Relaxation breathing improves human glycemic response. J Altern Complement Med. 2013 Jul; 19(7):633-6.
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de Barros DS, Bazzaz S, Gheith ME, Siam GA, Moster MR. Progressive optic neuropathy in congenital glaucoma associated with the Sirsasana yoga posture. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2008 Jul-Aug; 39(4):339-40.
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Brownstein AH, Dembert ML. Treatment of essential hypertension with yoga relaxation therapy in a USAF aviator: a case report. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1989 Jul; 60(7):684-7.