Lisa Diamond recommends the prescription of yoga to improve patients’ physical and mental wellbeing with little cost to the health service
Many primary care presentations are related to stress. Yoga has been shown to improve many health issues including anxiety and stress. It is affordable and can be done by nearly anyone of any age or ability. Yoga has also been shown to improve immune function and allows patients a way to engage in self-management.
Primary Health Care. 22, 2, 16-19. doi: 10.7748/phc2012.03.22.2.16.c8961
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review
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