Yoga for COVID-19: An ancient practice for a new condition - A literature review.
Denise Capela Santos, Sónia Jaconiano, Sofia Macedo and 4 others
PMID 36525872WHAT IT FOUND
Yoga and breathing are proposed for post-COVID-19 fatigue and dyspnea, but the review reports no published data on yoga for COVID-19 symptoms and warns most evidence is small, non-randomized, or from other conditions.
Key findings
01There are currently no published data on yoga's effects on COVID-19 symptom improvement, aside from scarce ongoing clinical trials.
02Studies published to date are small and are not randomized controlled trials, although randomized trials are now being proposed.
03Most information on yoga effectiveness for COVID-19 recovery comes from studies developed for other health conditions with similar symptoms.
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What it does not show
The review states there are no published data on yoga's effects on COVID-19 symptom improvement, other than scarce ongoing clinical trials. The studies it discusses are small and not randomized controlled trials. Many studies do not include an active control group, so placebo or attention effects cannot be separated. Most information about yoga for COVID-19 recovery comes from studies of other health conditions with similar symptoms.
Declared interests
The supplied text reports funding to P.B. through FCT/MCTES national funds.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that yoga improves COVID-19 or post-COVID-19 symptoms. The review reports no published data on yoga for COVID-19 symptom improvement and says existing studies are small, non-randomized, or based on other conditions.