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The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of yoga (physical activity) versus social support (verbal activity) on prenatal and postpartum depression. Ninety-two prenatally depressed women were randomly assigned to a yoga or a social support control group at 22 weeks gestation. The yoga group participated in a 20-min group session (only physical poses) once per week for 12 weeks. The social support group (a leaderless discussion group) met on the same schedule. At the end of the first and last sessions the yoga group reported less depression, anxiety, anger, back and leg pain as compared to the social support group. At the end of the last session the yoga group and the support group did not differ. They both had lower depression (CES-D), anxiety (STAI), and anger (STAXI) scores and improved relationship scores. In addition, cortisol levels decreased for both groups following each session. Estriol and progesterone levels decreased after the last session. At the postpartum follow-up assessment depression and anxiety levels were lower for both groups.
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Ansiedad/terapia , Depresión/terapia , Hidrocortisona/metabolismo , Complicaciones del Embarazo/terapia , Apoyo Social , Yoga , Adulto , Ira , Ansiedad/psicología , Depresión/psicología , Depresión Posparto/prevención & control , Depresión Posparto/psicología , Femenino , Humanos , Relaciones Interpersonales , Manejo del Dolor/métodos , Manejo del Dolor/psicología , Embarazo , Complicaciones del Embarazo/psicología , Atención Prenatal , Grupos de Autoayuda , Factores SocioeconómicosRESUMEN
METHODS: Forty-two adults with rheumatoid arthritis in the upper limbs were randomly assigned to a moderate pressure or a light pressure massage therapy group. A therapist massaged the affected arm and shoulder once a week for a 4-week period and also taught the participant self-massage to be done once daily. RESULTS: The moderate pressure vs. the light pressure massage therapy group had less pain and perceived greater grip strength following the first and last massage sessions. By the end of the one month period the moderate pressure massage group had less pain, greater grip strength and greater range of motion in their wrist and large upper joints (elbows and shoulders).
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Artritis Reumatoide/terapia , Masaje/métodos , Análisis de Varianza , Ansiedad/terapia , Femenino , Fuerza de la Mano , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Manejo del Dolor/métodos , Rango del Movimiento Articular , Extremidad SuperiorRESUMEN
Ninety-two prenatally depressed pregnant women were randomly assigned to a tai chi/yoga or a waitlist control group at an average of 22 weeks gestation. The tai chi/yoga group participated in a 20-min group session per week for 12 weeks. At the end of the treatment period the tai chi/yoga group had lower summary depression (CES-D) scores, as well as lower negative affect and somatic/vegetative symptoms subscale scores on the CES-D, lower anxiety (STAI) scores and lower sleep disturbances scores.
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Ansiedad/terapia , Depresión/terapia , Trastorno Depresivo/terapia , Complicaciones del Embarazo/terapia , Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia/terapia , Taichi Chuan , Yoga , Adulto , Afecto , Trastornos de Ansiedad/terapia , Ejercicios Respiratorios , Femenino , Edad Gestacional , Humanos , Meditación , Embarazo , Atención Prenatal , Listas de Espera , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Eighty-four prenatally depressed women were randomly assigned to yoga, massage therapy or standard prenatal care control groups to determine the relative effects of yoga and massage therapy on prenatal depression and neonatal outcomes. Following 12 weeks of twice weekly yoga or massage therapy sessions (20 min each) both therapy groups versus the control group had a greater decrease on depression, anxiety and back and leg pain scales and a greater increase on a relationship scale. In addition, the yoga and massage therapy groups did not differ on neonatal outcomes including gestational age and birthweight, and those groups, in turn, had greater gestational age and birthweight than the control group.
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Trastorno Depresivo/terapia , Masaje/métodos , Nacimiento Prematuro/psicología , Atención Prenatal/métodos , Yoga/psicología , Adulto , Ansiedad/psicología , Ansiedad/terapia , Peso al Nacer , Trastorno Depresivo/psicología , Femenino , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Masaje/psicología , Dolor/psicología , Embarazo , Resultado del Embarazo/psicología , Estrés Psicológico/psicología , Estrés Psicológico/terapia , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
METHODS: Forty-six adults with hand pain were randomly assigned to a massage therapy or a standard treatment control group. Those assigned to the massage therapy group were massaged by a therapist on the affected hand once a week for a 4-week period and were also taught self-massage on the hand that was to be done by the individual participant once daily. RESULTS: The massage therapy group versus the control group had less pain and greater grip strength after the first and last sessions, and their anxiety and depressed mood scores decreased more than the control group. Over the four-week period the massage group had a greater decrease in pain and a greater increase in grip strength as well as lower scores on anxiety, depressed mood and sleep disturbance scales.