IF YOU HAVE AN INJURY OR
PAIN YOU KNOW HOW STRESSFUL IT
CAN BE.
IMAGINE HAVING CHRONIC PAIN.
RESEARCHERS SAY THAT YOGA
MAY BE THE ANSWER TO FINDING
RELIEF FROM BACK PAIN, SHOULDER
PAIN AND PAIN FROM CHRONIC
ILLNESS.
OVER THE SUMMER THEY DID A
STUDY AND TODAY IN HEALTHWATCH
THEY SHOWED ANGELA DAVIS WHAT
THEY FOUND.
YOGA IS SEEN AS A WAY TO
RELAX, REDUCE STRESS AND PEOPLE
ARE LEARNING THE HEALING
EFFECTS.
MORE TRADITIONAL YOGA, IS
REALLY A SLOWING DOWN AND
CONNECTING YOUR MIND TO YOUR
BODY.
THAT IS VERY POWERFUL
ESPECIALLY IN CONDITIONS LIKE
CHRONIC PAIN.
SARAH IS A PAIN MANAGEMENT
NURSE SPECIALIST, AND SHE SAYS
WHEN YOU DO YOGA THE BREATH IS
SLOWED DOWN AND IT IS EXTENDED
THROUGH THE ADMIN -- ABDOMEN.
YOU'RE GETTING OXYGEN AND
RELIEF AND IT CAN IMPROVE YOUR
SLEEP.
LAST YEAR, THEY STUDY 33
PATIENTS WHO HAVE CHRONIC PAIN.
THEY TOLD THEM YOGA POSES AND
IN WEEKLY CLASSES THAT
ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO YOGA AT
HOME.
SO MANY PEOPLE CARRY TENSION
BETWEEN THEIR SHOULDERS.
THEY HAVE THIS ROUNDED FORWARD
POSTURE.
IF THEY COULDN'T GET DOWN ON
THE FLOOR, THE POSES WERE
MODIFIED AND PERFORMED IN
CHAIRS.
THE EARLY RESULTS SHOW PATIENTS
WERE FEELING BETTER.
THE STUDY IS DONE AND THE
RESULTS ARE PEOPLE SAID THE
PAIN WAS BETTER, THEY SLEPT
BETTER, PEOPLE STARTED DOING
YOGA AT HOME BECAUSE WE TAUGHT
THEM HOW TO WEAVE IT INTO THEIR
LIFESTYLES.
THEY'RE PLANNING TO DO MORE
YOGA STUDIES NEXT YEAR.
BACK TO YOU.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
TAKING A YOGA CLASS AT THE PAIN
