Increased energy is among benefits of yoga for women with breast cancer.
Women who find breast cancer in its early stages are fortunate to be able to treat their disease when they still can. A significant number of patients in therapy can experience fatigue for reasons that are not entirely clear yet. However, new research suggests that increased energy is one of the potential benefits of yoga for women with breast cancer, as reported by Reuters.
Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles, conducted a study in which 31 breast cancer survivors were divided into two treatment groups: one took two 90-minute weekly classes of yoga, while the other took a weekly two-hour health course.
After 12 weeks, the women who performed yoga experienced a 26 percent drop in fatigue and 55 percent increase in energy, while the other group saw no improvements, according to the news source. While the study can't definitively say that yoga was responsible for the change, the researchers pointed out that the placebo effect couldn't be in play because both groups of women were expecting improvements.
Women who are interested in Dahn Yoga benefits are not alone. According to a survey published in the Yoga Journal, more than 72 percent of practitioners were female as of 2008.
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