Yoga as an Alternative and Complementary Treatment for Asthma: A Systematic Review

Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine

ManojSharma¹ 

关键词: yoga;    asthma;    peak expiratory flow rate;    forced expiratory volume;    chronic lung disease;    airway;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2156587212453727

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

The morbidity and mortality associated with asthma make it a worldwide health concern. Corticosteroid therapy is the most popular method to treat asthma, but yoga has been identified as an alternative therapy to expensive drugs. A systematic review of studies meeting the following criteria is presented: (a) be published in the English language; (b) included in CINAHL, Medline, or Alt HealthWatch; (c) between the years 1972 and 2012; (d) include yoga as an intervention; (e) use any quantitative study design; and (f) measures one of the following outcomes: forced expiratory volume in 1 second, peak expiratory flow rate, airway resistance, or Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire score. Of the 15 studies systematically analyzed, 10 documented significant improvement because of yoga. Limitations include lack of a theory-based approach, self-reporting errors, and intervention adherence issues.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC