 Affecting up to a third of breast cancer survivors, fatigue can't be underestimated for its impact on a sufferers daily life. Fatigue can be debilitating and is often not taken seriously enough.
A study published recently has demonstrated the benefits of practicing yoga to help overcome persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors. 12 weeks of yoga practice in a randomised, controlled study not only found significant reduction in fatigue, but also increased vigor. Details on the study can be found here (1). Also see the British Wheel of Yoga article here. This doesn't mean heading to your nearest group yoga class however. When suffering from fatigue it is important not to be exhausted by the yoga. A group yoga class would likely be too much to begin with. Short, gentle, regular yoga practices would be more beneficial, gradually progressing as improvements are felt. Personalised home yoga practice, or therapeutically applied yoga, is most effective when embarking on yoga for those suffering from fatigue. Get in touch for more info on getting started with your own home practice designed to meet your health and energy needs. (1) Bower, J. E., Garet, D., Sternlieb, B., Ganz, P. A., Irwin, M. R., Olmstead, R. and Greendale, G. (2012), Yoga for persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors. Cancer, 118: 3766–3775. doi: 10.1002/cncr.26702 Return to YogaSpace homepage
10 Comments
Heena
1/9/2012 06:40:37 am
Useful information shared about breast cancer. I am very happy to read this blog and it is very helpful to all women. Thanks for giving us nice info. I appreciate this post.
Anj
16/10/2012 09:48:38 am
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Galaxy
3/9/2012 02:14:48 am
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Claude
15/1/2013 01:58:58 am
Thanks for sharing info with us
Carol
15/1/2013 02:05:04 am
Could you please confirm about the precautionary measures to avoid these types of cancer? This article is about supporting sufferers of fatigue where yoga has been shown to be helpful. It doesn't deal with avoiding cancer and I wish I had the answer for you! It's a big question, and one that is the subject of an enormous amount of research. For my contribution, I would suggest it is helpful to reduce the risks of cancer through suitable exercise, reducing stress, eating an appropriately balanced diet, enjoying a participative, supportive community - and yoga (and many other practices) can contribute to all of these through regular practice and study.
Johnny Bravo
15/3/2013 09:06:50 am
Yoga helps a lot. The sole reason being it depends completely on your breathing pattern. More amount of oxygen you intake sooner you get recover.
Athuam
15/3/2013 09:08:09 am
Yoga has been universally approved as a remedy for many health problems.Recently a study had proved that its best to overcome persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors.This post regarding the health control and fitness is informative.Please go on sharing posts like this. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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