Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care

The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care is a professional-level textbook with contributions by multiple expert researchers and therapists in the field.This book brings together the science and the practice of yoga therapy and comprehensively summarizes research findings and their practical implications for professionals who use yoga or refer patients for yoga practice. It includes chapter contributions by leading biomedical researchers of yoga and reviews the scientific evidence base for yoga for a wide variety of medical conditions. It also provides brief contributions by expert yoga therapists describing practical implementation issues relevant to yoga for specific conditions. The editors include three eminent yoga therapy researchers and one renowned practitioner in the field. They have brought together an experienced team of researchers and yoga therapist contributors.Contents:Section 1: Introduction to Yoga and Yoga Therapy1. Introduction to yoga in health care2. History, philosophy and practice of yoga3. History, philosophy and practice of yoga therapy4. Research on the psychophysiology of yogaSection 2: Mental Health Conditions5. Yoga therapy for depression6. Yoga therapy for anxiety7. Yoga therapy for other mental health conditionsSection 3: Musculoskeletal and Neurological Conditions8. Yoga therapy for back conditions9. Yoga therapy for musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions10. Yoga therapy for neurological and immune conditionsSection 4: Endocrine Conditions11. Yoga therapy for diabetes12. Yoga therapy for metabolic syndrome and weight controlSection 5: Cardiorespiratory Conditions13. Yoga therapy for heart disease14. Yoga therapy for hypertension15. Yoga therapy for respiratory conditionsSection 6: Cancer16. Yoga therapy during cancer treatment17. Yoga therapy for cancer survivorsSection 7: Special Populations18. Yoga therapy for pediatrics19. Yoga therapy for geriatrics20. Yoga therapy for obstetrics and gynaecology21. Yoga as prevention and wellnessSection 8: Practical and Future Considerations22. Implementation of yoga therapy23. Future directions in research and clinical care