Publications by authors named "Katla Naresh"
Article Synopsis
- Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic blood disorder that impacts red blood cells, leading to pain and other health issues; while expensive medical treatments exist, alternative therapies like yoga may help alleviate some symptoms.
- The objective is to create and validate a specific yoga module (YM) tailored for SCD, developed through literature review and input from focus groups and yoga experts.
- The final yoga module consists of 21 validated practices focusing on relaxation and meditation, designed to be safe and beneficial for SCD patients, marking a significant advancement in complementary therapies for the disease.
In the past decades, more than fifty different yoga styles have been implemented in the therapeutic context to manage various diseases. Yet, not all of these yoga styles have been validated or standardized as a program. The aim of this article is to review the different methodologies used for yoga module development and to assess their quality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To test the feasibility and effectiveness of an audio-visual self-help audio-visual yoga manual on burden of Indian caregivers of persons with schizophrenia, living in the community.
Methods: An earlier developed yoga program for caregivers of schizophrenia was remodeled into an audio-visual self-help manual in three languages and validated by mental health and yoga experts. 48 consenting primary family caregivers of outpatients with schizophrenia were screened, recruited, and allotted randomly to Yoga or Care as Usual Group.