Yoga as a complementary therapy for older adult

Introduction: Yoga is an activity that deals with a low to moderate intensity exercise, which is not exclusively focused on physical training, but also on the development of the mind and spirit itself. Yoga may have a greater impact on balance and upper body strength gains, and have shown improvemen...

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Autores principales: González Palma, Allison, Zúñiga Arce, Macarena, Droguett Droguett, Bryan, Galaz San Martín, Flor, Olivares Contreras, Javiera, Toncoso M., Sebastián, Morales Rojas, Javiera
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Sanatorio Allende. Departamento de enfermería 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/notasenf/article/view/45455
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Sumario:Introduction: Yoga is an activity that deals with a low to moderate intensity exercise, which is not exclusively focused on physical training, but also on the development of the mind and spirit itself. Yoga may have a greater impact on balance and upper body strength gains, and have shown improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness and flexibility. Methodology: the development approach was of a quantitative type where a systematic review was carried out as a methodology for searching for information related to yoga as a complementary therapy and the benefits that it brought to the well-being of the elderly. Results: The importance and benefits of yoga on the mobility, strength, flexibility and spirituality of users who practice this therapy are highlighted in each of the randomized controlled trials that were collected for the purposes of this systematic review. Discussion: The articles analyzed belong to clinical trials or randomized studies, which allowed us to effectively answer our research question. The activity of yoga in older adults generates positive changes regarding state and physical condition, the execution of this practice improves the quality of life by 80% Conclusion: Yoga as a complementary therapy delivers benefits in the quality of life of the adult population elderly, it can be said that there was an improvement in mobility, quality of life and selfvalence of the elderly.