It seems my doctor, Dr. Badsha, conducted a pilot study on the affects of yoga on rheumatoid arthritis patients. This study found that yoga can have important physical and psychological benefits to rheumatoid arthritis, patients. Read the article at the Eye of Dubai.
A pilot study conducted in the UAE reveals 12 sessions of yoga significantly improved the conditions of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. This study was presented before the 13th Congress of the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology in Yokohama, Japan by a team of Specialists in the United Arab Emirates.
“It is possible that yoga may have important physical and psychological benefits for patients with rheumatoid arthritis,” declared Dr. Badsha, specialist rheumatologist, Dubai Bone and Joint Center (DBAJ).
A total of 47 patients were enrolled, of which 26 undertook yoga sessions, while 21 were on regular arthritis treatment. The baseline demographics were similar in both groups. The Raj yoga sessions were conducted by a licensed practitioner with a Master’s qualification in Yoga. Raj yoga is defined as “concerned principally with the cultivation of the mind using meditation to further one’’s acquaintance with reality and finally achieve liberation.”. The yoga was specially modified to suit Arthritis patients by Dr. Vishwas Chhabra and Dr. Badsha, and this new program is being called Vishwas Yoga for Arthritis.
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