Yoga for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Research shows yoga can relieve physical and psychological symptoms.

People around the globe practice yoga to enjoy its many health benefits. According to a study in the journal Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, the practice can also benefit those who have active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

In the eight-week study, the researchers observed that intensive yoga practice significantly reduced the severity of the physical and psychological symptoms experienced by participants with active RA, a debilitating chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease.Read more