Temps up, blood pressures down in hot yoga study
September 27, 2019
New Orleans, LA – Taking hot yoga classes lowered blood pressure in a small study of adults with elevated or stage 1 hypertension, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension 2019 Scientific Sessions.
While there is evidence of regular, room-temperature yoga’s positive effect on blood pressure, little is known about hot yoga’s potential impact on blood pressure, according to the study researchers.
Dr. Hunter is assistant professor and lab director, Cardiovascular Physiology Lab, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. (Stacy Hunter)
Middle-Aged Couch Potatoes may reverse Heart Effects of a Sedentary Life with Exercise Training
January 10, 2018
Circulation Journal Report
Dallas, TX – Middle-aged couch potatoes may reduce or reverse the risk of heart failure associated with years of sitting if they participate in two years of regular aerobic exercise training, according to a new study in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Study participants who adhered to the aerobic exercise regimen had significant improvements in how their body used oxygen and had decreased cardiac stiffness after two years, both markers of a healthier heart.
Two years of exercise training during middle age may reduce or reverse the cardiac consequences of a sedentary lifestyle.
Consumer Reports Investigates What Causes Pain, What Treats It, What Doesn’t—and How to Prevent It
May 14, 2016
Also, CR looks at the prescription painkiller epidemic, efforts to curb overuse of opioids, and surprising truths about medical marijuana
Yonkers, NY – Persistent and chronic pain can be a frustrating, debilitating and expensive problem. According to the June issue of Consumer Reports, 125 million Americans in pain spend about $300 billion on treatments and care every year. But not all of that care is effective, and some of it may be costly or even dangerous.
To help consumers make better, more informed choices, Consumer Reports took a closer look at the issue of treating pain in a special report on what works and what doesn’t—and developed guidance on how to treat common ailments—including back, neck and joint pain.
Consumer Reports takes a look at What Causes Pain
American Heart Association says alternative therapies may help lower blood pressure
April 29, 2013
Due to their modest effects, alternative therapies can be used with — not as a replacement for — standard treatment.
Dallas, TX – Alternative therapies such as aerobic exercise, resistance or strength training, and isometric hand grip exercises may help reduce your blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association.
In a new scientific statement published in its journal Hypertension, the association said alternative approaches could help people with blood pressure levels higher than 120/80 mm Hg and those who can’t tolerate or don’t respond well to standard medications.
Blood Pressure Check. (American Heart Association)
American Heart Association reports Yoga may help stroke survivors improve balance
July 27, 2012
Yoga for chronic stroke patients appears to be cost effective and might help them become more active.
Dallas, TX – Group yoga can improve balance in stroke survivors who no longer receive rehabilitative care, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
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.
Stroke survivors in modified half moon yoga pose. (Courtesy Roudebush Veterans Administration-Medical Center and Indiana University)
