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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


Reasons Taken

62 patients in the community are taking or have taken Yoga.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 32 51%
Stiffness/spasticity 8 12%
Other 6 9%
Emotional lability 2 3%
Fatigue 1 1%
Anxiety 1 1%
MS 1 1%
Don't know 1 1%
Slow my MS progress 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Yoga.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 As needed 0 Daily 0 Weekly 0 1 hr As needed 30 min As needed 1 hr Monthly 1 hr Weekly 2 hr Weekly 3 Weekly 4 hr Weekly 30 min Weekly 60 min Weekly 15 min Daily 20 min Daily 30 min Daily 45 min Daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 12 Number of Patients: 12 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Yoga or how long patients were taking Yoga before stopping.

Currently taking Yoga

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
5
2
11
8
18

Stopped taking Yoga

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
2
0
1
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Yoga (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3 50% Other: 50%
Did not seem to work 1 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
Side effects too severe 1 17% Side effects too severe: 17%
Course of treatment ended 1 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%


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