Randomized, controlled, six-month trial of yoga in healthy seniors: effects on cognition and quality of life.

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Barry Oken

Daniel P. Zajdel · Oregon Health & Science University

Shirley S. Kishiyama · Oregon Health & Science University

Kristin E. Flegal · Oregon Health & Science University

Cathleen Dehen

Mitchell Haas · University of Western States

Dale F. Kraemer · Oregon State University

Julie Lawrence

Abstract

There were no relative improvements of cognitive function among healthy seniors in the yoga or exercise group compared to the wait-list control group. Those in the yoga group showed significant improvement in quality-of-life and physical measures compared to exercise and wait-list control groups.

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Published in: PubMed

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 40-7

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Randomized, controlled, six-month trial of yoga in healthy seniors: effects on cognition and quality of life.

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