Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C1AxBsELNIe/ Six months of yoga led to a 7 fold higher chance of complete seizure elimination or a 4 fold higher odds of cutting seizure numbers by half.  These results were just published in the journal Neurology by researchers at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The randomized, blinded study of 160 patients 18-60 years of age assigned half the group to a yoga plus psychoeducation intervention and the other half to sham yoga plus the same psyched.  Assessments occurred at 3 and 6 months following initiation of therapy. Besides enjoying a reduction or total elimination of seizures, the true yoga group enjoyed significantly less anxiety, better cognitive skills, improved mindfulness, and an overall improved quality of life. If you suffer from seizures, you might want to talk with your medical team about getting out that mat and adding yoga to your daily regimen. https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207944 #epilepsy #seizures #yoga #