EFFECT OF HORMONE YOGA THERAPY ON SYMPTOMATIC MANIFESTATIONS OF DYSFUNCTIONS IN THE ENDOCRINE AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

CHOCHOLOVÁ, Lucie, Renáta VYCHODILOVÁ, Alena POKORNÁ and Zora SVOBODOVÁ. EFFECT OF HORMONE YOGA THERAPY ON SYMPTOMATIC MANIFESTATIONS OF DYSFUNCTIONS IN THE ENDOCRINE AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS. 2017. ISBN 978-80-210-8917-4.

Basic information

• Original name: EFFECT OF HORMONE YOGA THERAPY ON SYMPTOMATIC MANIFESTATIONS OF DYSFUNCTIONS IN THE ENDOCRINE AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
• Authors: CHOCHOLOVÁ, Lucie (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Renáta VYCHODILOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Alena POKORNÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Zora SVOBODOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 2017.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 30306 Sport and fitness sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14510/17:00128847
• Organization unit: Faculty of Sports Studies
• ISBN: 978-80-210-8917-4
• Keywords in English: Hormone yoga therapy; dysfunction of endocrine system; dysfunction of female reproductive system; infertility; climacteric syndrome

Abstract

The current research study was conducted to assess the effects of the application of the licensed motion intervention programme called Hormone Yoga Therapy (HYT) on 30 selected symptomatic manifestations of selected dysfunctions of the endocrine and reproductive systems. The respondents were 135 women who completed the Hormone yoga therapy (HYT) seminar in authorized HYT centres. 19 of the respondents had to be excluded from the study as they were using hormonal contraceptives or did not practice sufficiently. The remaining 116 respondents were divided into group 1 (n=61, age 19-35 years) and group 2 (n=55, age 36-55 years). The HYT practice included postures (asana), breathing techniques (pranayama) and relaxation. Significant improvements were observed in some of the 30 chosen symptomatic manifestation of dysfunction in the endocrine and reproductive systems. The practice of HYT was concluded to be potentially helpful in improving of symptomatic manifestations such as mood changes, physical exhaustion, anger, constipation, premenstrual syndrome, anxiety and misery flushes, back pain, and libido decrease. However, further research with a larger sample size is recommended for better understanding of the mechanism of the effects on the selected disorders of reproductive and endocrine system.