Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Forewords -- Preface -- Editors -- Contributors -- Consulting Yoga Teachers and Yoga Therapists -- Dedication -- Glossary -- Section 1: Introduction to yoga and yoga therapy -- 1 Introduction to yoga in health care -- Content and structure of this textbook -- 2 History, philosophy, and practice of yoga -- 3 History, philosophy, and practice of yoga therapy -- 4 Research on the psychophysiology of yoga -- Section 2: Mental health conditions -- 5 Yoga therapy for depression -- Depression: clinical insights -- 6 Yoga therapy for anxiety -- Anxiety: clinical insights -- 7 Yoga therapy for other mental health conditions -- Other mental health conditions: clinical insights -- Section 3: Musculoskeletal and neurological conditions -- 8 Yoga therapy for back conditions -- Back conditions: clinical insights -- 9 Yoga therapy for musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions -- Musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions: clinical insights -- 10 Yoga therapy for neurological and immune conditions -- Neurological and immune conditions: clinical insights -- Section 4: Endocrine conditions -- 11 Yoga therapy for diabetes -- Diabetes: clinical insights -- 12 Yoga therapy for metabolic syndrome and weight control -- Metabolic syndrome and weight control: clinical insights -- Section 5: Cardiorespiratory conditions -- 13 Yoga therapy for heart disease -- Heart disease: clinical insights -- 14 Yoga therapy for hypertension -- Hypertension: clinical insights -- 15 Yoga therapy for respiratory conditions -- Respiratory conditions: clinical insights -- Section 6: Cancer -- 16 Yoga therapy during cancer treatment -- During cancer treatment: clinical insights -- 17 Yoga therapy for cancer survivors -- Cancer survivors: clinical insights -- Section 7: Special populations -- 18 Yoga therapy for pediatrics.

Pediatrics: clinical insights -- 19 Yoga therapy for geriatrics -- Geriatrics: clinical insights -- 20 Yoga therapy for obstetrics and gynecology -- Obstetrics and gynecology: clinical insights -- 21 Yoga for prevention and wellness -- Prevention and wellness: clinical insights -- Section 8: Practical and future considerations -- 22 Implementation of yoga therapy -- 23 Future directions in research and clinical care -- Index.

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