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Yoga: a therapeutic approach.

Nayak NN, Shankar K

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (117), Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System, 150 Muir Road, Martinez, CA 94553, USA. Niminayak@yahoo.com

Yoga, practiced widely in the East, is now popular in the West as part of a healthy lifestyle. This article brings a medical perspective to the practice of yoga. Selected yoga postures that are believed to benefit certain medical conditions are highlighted. In addition, the philosophy, general guidelines, and medical benefits of yoga practice are described.

Published 1 October 2004 in Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am, 15(4): 783-98, vi.
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