Personally, I'm not into yoga. Then again, maybe I should be. My own stroke didn't leave me with balance issues, but that is a very common occurrence. Stroke is the leading cause of permanent disability, and often, balance is affected.
WebMD recently reported that yoga may improve balance of stroke patients:
The study shows stroke survivors who participated in a specialized post-stroke yoga class improved their balance by up to 34%.
Researchers say the participants also experienced a big boost in their own self-confidence after their yoga practice and became more physically active in their communities.
"It also was interesting to see how much the men liked it," says researcher Arlene A. Schmid, assistant professor of occupational therapy in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, in a news release.
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