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Yoga may help stroke survivors improve balance Full Text
ScienceDaily, 07/27/2012
Group yoga can improve balance in stroke survivors who no longer receive rehabilitative care. In a small pilot study, researchers tested the potential benefits of yoga among chronic stroke survivors –– those whose stroke occurred more than six months earlier. The study's 47 participants, about three–quarters of them male veterans, were divided into three groups: twice–weekly group yoga for eight weeks; a "yoga–plus" group, which met twice weekly and had a relaxation recording to use at least three times a week; and a usual medical care group that did no rehabilitation.
