Management of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms by yoga: an overview.
BMC complementary medicine and therapies July 21, 2023 Nina Laplaud, Anaïck Perrochon, Matthieu Gallou-Guyot et al. 16 citations
Yoga therapy appears promising for reducing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in adults. An overview of 11 systematic reviews (including 8 with meta-analyses) covering 59 randomized controlled trials with 4,434 participants found that yoga had a significant small-to-moderate effect on decreasing PTSD symptoms in 7 reviews, while 1 review reported non-significant effects. All systematic reviews without meta-analysis found beneficial effects. However, results should be interpreted cautiously because 7 of the 11 reviews were rated as having critically low quality, and secondary outcomes such as long-term efficacy, safety, and adherence were not sufficiently assessed to provide clear evidence.