In Spite of Significant Breakthroughs In Therapy, Ra Patients Continue to Struggle With Getting
And Staying In Remission (Ra). the Positive Effects of Yoga on Ra Have Been Shown In Preliminary
Research. Yoga Has Been Shown to Provide a Variety of Health Advantages, Including Reductions In Pain
And Improved Mood, For Those Who Are Already Receiving Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis. Our Research
Was to Determine Whether or Not a Twice-Weekly Yoga Program Improved Disease Activity, Disability, Or
Quality of Life In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Compared to a Control Group. Patients Were to Be Above The
Age of 18 and Have Been Diagnosed With Ra According to the American College of Rheumatology's (Acr)
Criteria. Data Were Summarized Statistically and Shown As Meansd or Medianrange. Wilcoxon Signedranks
Test For Paired Data Was Used For Analysis. Statistically Substantial Improvements In Ra Clinical
Indicators and Specifically Haq Scores Were Seen In Our Short Pilot Research of 12 Yoga Sessions For Ra.
There Was a Reduction or Elimination of Ra Drug Use In the Yoga Group. We Speculate That More Success
May Be Achieved With a Longer Course of Therapy.