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SUBMITTER: Cohen DL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3145370 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cohen Debbie L DL Bloedon Leanne T LT Rothman Rand L RL Farrar John T JT Galantino Mary Lou ML Volger Sheri S Mayor Christine C Szapary Phillipe O PO Townsend Raymond R RR
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM 20110214
The prevalence of prehypertension and Stage 1 hypertension continues to increase despite being amenable to non-pharmacologic interventions. Iyengar yoga (IY) has been purported to reduce blood pressure (BP) though evidence from randomized trials is lacking. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of 12 weeks of IY versus enhanced usual care (EUC) (based on individual dietary adjustment) on 24-h ambulatory BP in yoga-naïve adults with untreated prehypertension or Stage 1 ...[more]