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Taking Yoga
162 Patients currently take Yoga
11 Patients stopped taking Yoga
BlurryAutumn
Depression: 2
Emotional: 4
Compulsion: 3
Anxiety: 3
Mania: 2
Physical: 2
External Stress: Overwhelming
18 F
Function: Low
Distress: High
BlurryAutumn
alternate days since Apr 01, 2007
nettles
Depression: 1
Emotional: 0
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 0
Physical: 0
External Stress: Overwhelming
30 F
Function: High
Distress: Low
nettles
since Mar 15, 2008
gretchensteele
Flare-up: severe
Sensation: severe
Overall: severe
Cognition: severe
Vision: moderate
Speech: severe
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: severe
Walking: severe
gretchensteele
since May 01, 2006

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Brand Names: Ashtanga Yoga, Bikram Yoga, Chair Yoga (Eric Small), Gym Fitness Yoga, hatha, Iyengar Yoga, Kundalini "Gentle" Yoga, ms tailored by instructor, Mudras Hand Yoga, Pranayam Yoga, Purusha and Raja, stress, Stretch Yoga, Viniyoga, Vinyasa Yoga
See also: Physical Exercise

What is Yoga? Yoga is a group of ancient spiritual practices originating in India, and within Hinduism refers to ascetic and meditational practices intended to lead to spiritual experience and insight into the nature of existence. Outside India, yoga is practiced as a form of exercise. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Yoga

General health
General health: 100% 87
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 26% 23
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 25% 22
Other
Other: 17% 15
Not indicated
Not indicated: 10% 9
Muscle tension
Muscle tension: 2% 2
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 2% 2
Anxiety
Anxiety: 1% 1
Emotional lability
Emotional lability: 1% 1
Fatigue
Fatigue: 1% 1
Pain
Pain: 1% 1
Don't know
Don't know: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

0.25 hours daily 0.5 hours daily 1 hours daily 30 minutes daily 1.5 hours weekly 1 hours weekly 2 hours weekly 3 hours weekly 4 hours weekly 5 hours weekly 8 hours weekly 12 hours weekly 1 hours as needed N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 10 Number of Patients: 10 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 128 Number of Patients: 128  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Yoga

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
7
12
30
16
28
60

Why Patients Stopped Taking Yoga (multiple reasons could be selected)

Other
Other: 100% 8
Not indicated
Not indicated: 50% 4
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 25% 2
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 25% 2

How Long Patients Took Yoga Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
1
2
4
1
4
2

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Yoga Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 15
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 40% 6
2 stars2 stars
2: 7% 1
1 star
1: 7% 1


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