TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the potential for yoga and tai chi interventions to moderate risk factors for stroke-a scoping review
AU - Thayabaranathan, Tharshanah
AU - Immink, Maarten A.
AU - Stevens, Philip
AU - Hillier, Susan
AU - Thrift, Amanda G.
AU - Brodtmann, Amy
AU - Carey, Leeanne
AU - Kilkenny, Monique F.
AU - Cadilhac, Dominique A.
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - Following an initial stroke, approximately two in five people will experience another stroke within 10 years. Recurrent strokes are often more severe and fatal. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) that use movement to focus attention, such as yoga and tai chi, may offer a lifestyle strategy in addition to standard rehabilitation options, for moderating risk factors for stroke. We conducted a scoping review to explore the potential for yoga or tai chi to moderate modifiable risk factors for stroke. 26 papers between 1985 and 2017 were identified using online and gray literature databases. Overall, yoga or tai chi may reduce hypertension (up to 16/9 mmHg), and to a lesser extent some lipid and blood sugar levels. Study designs were heterogeneous. Further research on mediating pathways of MBIs, such as yoga or tai chi, on modifiable risk factors for stroke is warranted.
AB - Following an initial stroke, approximately two in five people will experience another stroke within 10 years. Recurrent strokes are often more severe and fatal. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) that use movement to focus attention, such as yoga and tai chi, may offer a lifestyle strategy in addition to standard rehabilitation options, for moderating risk factors for stroke. We conducted a scoping review to explore the potential for yoga or tai chi to moderate modifiable risk factors for stroke. 26 papers between 1985 and 2017 were identified using online and gray literature databases. Overall, yoga or tai chi may reduce hypertension (up to 16/9 mmHg), and to a lesser extent some lipid and blood sugar levels. Study designs were heterogeneous. Further research on mediating pathways of MBIs, such as yoga or tai chi, on modifiable risk factors for stroke is warranted.
KW - lifestyle
KW - mindfulness
KW - review
KW - risk factors
KW - stroke
KW - tai chi
KW - yoga
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85054331469&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/1042600
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/1109426
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/1063761
U2 - 10.2217/fnl-2018-0005
DO - 10.2217/fnl-2018-0005
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85054331469
SN - 1479-6708
VL - 13
SP - 239
EP - 252
JO - Future Neurology
JF - Future Neurology
IS - 4
ER -