The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care is a
professional-level textbook with contributions by multiple expert
researchers and therapists in the field. This book brings together
the science and the practice of yoga therapysupports the emergence
of yoga therapy as a credible professioncomprehensively summarizes
research findings and their practical implications for
professionals who use yoga or refer patients for yoga
practiceincludes chapter contributions by leading biomedical
researchers of yogareviews the scientific evidence base for yoga
for a wide variety of medical conditionsProvides brief
contributions by expert yoga therapists describing practical
implementation issues relevant to yoga for specific conditions.The
editors include three eminent yoga therapy researchers and one
renowned practitioner in the field. They have brought together an
experienced team of researchers and yoga therapist contributors.
Contents: Section 1: Introduction to Yoga and Yoga Therapy 1.
Introduction to yoga in health care 2. History, philosophy and
practice of yoga 3. History, philosophy and practice of yoga
therapy 4. Research on the psychophysiology of yoga Section 2:
Mental Health Conditions 5. Yoga therapy for depression 6. Yoga
therapy for anxiety 7. Yoga therapy for other mental health
conditions Section 3: Musculoskeletal and Neurological Conditions
8. Yoga therapy for back conditions 9. Yoga therapy for
musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions 10. Yoga therapy for
neurological and immune conditions Section 4: Endocrine Conditions
11. Yoga therapy for diabetes 12. Yoga therapy for metabolic
syndrome and weight control Section 5: Cardiorespiratory Conditions
13. Yoga therapy for heart disease 14. Yoga therapy for
hypertension 15. Yoga therapy for respiratory conditions Section 6:
Cancer 16. Yoga therapy during cancer treatment 17. Yoga therapy
for cancer survivors Section 7: Special Populations 18. Yoga
therapy for pediatrics 19. Yoga therapy for geriatrics 20. Yoga
therapy for obstetrics and gynaecology 21. Yoga as prevention and
wellness Section 8: Practical and Future Considerations 22.
Implementation of yoga therapy 23. Future directions in research
and clinical care
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