Effects of Yoga on Mental and Physical Health: A Short Summary of Reviews

Table 1

Systematic reviews for the different domains discussed.

Indications	Studies on yoga interventions
Depression	2 reviews [4, 5],; 1 description of studies on yogic breathing [6, 7],; 1 summary [8]
Fatigue	1 systematic review [9]
Anxiety and anxiety disorders	1 systematic review [1],; 1 Cochrane review on meditation therapy [10],; 1 description of studies on yogic breathing [6, 7],; 1 summary [8]
Stress	1 systematic review [11]
Posttraumatic stress disorder	1 review article [12]
Physical fitness	1 critical review [13]
Sympathetic/parasympathetic activation	1 systematic review [14]
Cardiovascular endurance	1 review [15]
Blood pressure and hypertension	1 systematic review [14]
Pulmonary function	1 review [15]
Glucose regulation	3 systematic reviews [14, 16, 17]
Menopausal symptoms	1 review [18],; 1 systematic review [19]
Musculoskeletal functioning and pain	3 systematic reviews [20–22],; 2 reviews [23, 24]
Cancer	2 reviews [25, 26],; 2 meta-analyses [27, 28]
Epilepsy	1 Cochrane review [29]