Recently a small study showed the benefits of yoga for osteoarthritis. We have just completed the firts styudy of yoga for rheumatoid arthritis. the results were dramatic:
THE BENEFITS OF YOGA FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: RESULTS OF A STRUCTURED 8 WEEK PROGRAM
Dr. Vishwas Chhabra 1, Dr. Humeira Badsha 2 Dr.Cathy Leibman3 Dr. Ayman Mofti 4 and Dr. Kok Ooi Kong 5
1. Prime Medical Center, Dubai, UAE 2. Dubai Bone and Joint Center, Dubai, UAE, 3. Emirates Arthritis Foundation, Dubai, UAE, 4. American Hospital, Dubai, UAE, 5. Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; This study was funded by the Emirates Arthritis Foundation. We would like to acknowledge Ms. Gemma Tapado for support in data entry and logistics and Freiburg Medical laboratory, Dubai, UAE for ESR testing.
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