Journal of Yoga & Physical Therapy
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Katharina M Lange

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• Review Article
  Yoga and the Therapy of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  Author(s): Katharina M Lange, Ewelina Makulska-Gertruda, Joachim Hauser, Andreas Reissmann, Ivo Kaunzinger, Lara Tucha, Oliver Tucha and Klaus W Lange Katharina M Lange, Ewelina Makulska-Gertruda, Joachim Hauser, Andreas Reissmann, Ivo Kaunzinger, Lara Tucha, Oliver Tucha and Klaus W Lange
  
  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the commonest psychiatric disorders in children. Stimulants are frequently used in the management of ADHD. Due to adverse effects of medication there is a growing interest in complementary treatments. Complementary and alternative medicine therapies including yoga are commonly used in children with ADHD, but little is known about the efficacy of these therapies. Yoga requires long periods of concentration and is therefore supposed to reduce attention deficits. The published investigations without a control group report positive effects of yoga on ADHD symptoms and school performance. However, these studies do not allow causal conclusions in regard to the effects of yoga in the treatment of ADHD. The findings from exploratory randomized controlled studies suggest that future research on the efficacy of yoga in ADHD may yield res.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7595.1000168

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