A systematic review of yoga for balance in a healthy population.

Objective: A systematic review was done of the evidence on yoga for improving balance.

Design: Relevant articles and reviews were identified in major databases (PubMed, MEDLINE(®), IndMed, Web of Knowledge, EMBASE, EBSCO, Science Direct, and Google Scholar), and their reference lists searched. Key search words were yoga, balance, proprioception, falling, fear of falling, and falls.