Health and Fitness

ACSM: Yoga Helped Older Stroke Victims Improve Balance, Endurance

Indiana University-(ENEWSPF)- An Indiana University study that exposed older veterans with stroke to yoga produced "exciting" results as researchers explore whether this popular mind-body practice can help stroke victims cope with their increased risk for painful and even deadly falls.

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The pilot study involved 19 men and one woman, average age of 66. For eight weeks, they participated in a twice weekly hour-long group yoga class taught by a yoga therapist who dramatically modified the…

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