University researchers study effects of yoga, mindfulness, and other alternative therapies5/14/2018
University Medical Center, Center for Contemplative Studies collaborate on research regarding alternative therapies By Divya Shan | 05/09/2018 At the University, various departments are investigating the use of alternative therapies. Alternative therapies are treatments that are either used instead of or in conjunction with medical treatments, such as acupuncture, yoga and meditation.
Dr. Ina Stephens, an associate professor of pediatrics and medical education and a registered yoga instructor, is in the midst of conducting research that investigates the effects of prenatal yoga therapy on high-risk pregnant mothers, which has never been done in the United States. In fact, there have only been about three studies done in this field and all of them were done in India. The studies conducted in India showed that prenatal yoga was beneficial in helping with postpartum depression, stress, gestational hypertension and gestational diabetes. Read Entire Article: http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2018/05/university-researchers-study-effects-of-yoga-mindfulness Comments are closed.
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