Yoga, sexual dysfunction, and female concussions: a mind–body pilot intervention

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Authors

Martina Anto-Ocrah · University of Pittsburgh

Hannah Garth · University of Rochester

Caroline F. Pukall · Queen's University

Michele D. Levine · University of Pittsburgh

Sally A. Sherman · Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network

Katherine Snedaker · Sports Concussion Institute

Abstract

Yoga has the potential to improve women's sexual functioning after concussion and offers a non-pharmacological alternative for treating mood and other important correlates of women's sexual well-being. Larger randomized trials are needed.

Topics & Keywords

Traumatic Brain Injury Research Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Frontiers in Neurology

Volume 17, pp. 1705668-1705668

DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1705668

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