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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

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
11 100%

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently doing Yoga. See all 25 dosages

  10minutes as needed as needed daily weekly 1 hr weekly 1.5 hours weekly 2 hr weekly 3 hr weekly 0.5 hours daily 4 hr weekly 6 hr weekly 30 min weekly 35 min weekly 90 min every other week 60 min weekly 75 min weekly 90 min weekly 15 min daily 20 min daily 150 min weekly 180 min weekly 200 min weekly 30 min daily 45 min daily 60 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Doing Yoga (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
5 56% Other: 56%
Expense
1 11% Expense: 11%
Personal research
1 11% Personal research: 11%
Doctor's advice
1 11% Doctor's advice: 11%
Not indicated
1 11% Not indicated: 11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped doing Yoga

Currently Doing Yoga

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
2
1
5
8
19

Stopped Doing Yoga

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
3
4
0
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 27%
Usually
6 55%
Sometimes
2 18%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
4 36%
Not at all
7 64%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 9%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
2 18%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
4 36%

Report created on November 23, 2009.