{"id":1402,"date":"2025-06-28T06:58:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T06:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diabetesasia.org\/journal\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2026-04-25T06:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:35:44","slug":"can-yoga-help-in-preventive-therapeutic-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/journal\/can-yoga-help-in-preventive-therapeutic-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Yoga help in Preventive &#038; Therapeutic Practice?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Can Yoga help in Preventive &amp; Therapeutic Practice?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sanjev Dave<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/orcid\/0000-0002-1062-4322\"><\/a>, Mukesh Vir Singh<sup>2<\/sup>, Rashmi Pandey<sup>3<\/sup>, Anuradha Dave<sup>4<\/sup>, Ridima Kamal<sup>5.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>Prof Dr Sanjev Dave, HOD Community Medicine, Autonomous State Medical College, Auraiya (UP-206244)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>2<\/sup>Principal &amp; Professor- Pediatrics, Autonomous State Medical College, Auraiya (UP-206244)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>3<\/sup>Assistant Professor Biochemistry, Govt Medical College, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Uttar Pradesh)- India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>4<\/sup>Prof Dr Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)- India-2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>5<\/sup> Public Health Consultant, Department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<em>Submitted: 10 April 2025; Accepted: 25 April 2025; Published: 29 April 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corresponding Author: Prof. Dr. Sanjev Dave, HOD Community Medicine, Autonomous State Medical College, Auraiya (UP-206244). sanjeevdavey333@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An ancient practice rooted in Indian philosophy, yoga integrates physical postures (asana), breathing techniques (pranayama), meditation (dhyana), and ethical practices to promote overall well-being. For thousands of years, yoga has been rooted partly in Indian philosophy and traditional Indian spiritual practices [1]. The role of yoga has recently expanded. Yoga is currently a popular physical and mental health practice, recognized as an international complementary and integrative medicine [2]. In the latter environment, yoga often includes physical posture, breath control, deep relaxation, and meditation\/mindfulness techniques. In Western society, yoga is increasingly popular as a preventive and therapeutic practice and is among the treatments with the fastest increase in prevalence [3], as shown in a study [4]. Over the years, yoga has gained global recognition for improving flexibility and relaxation, but also a powerful preventive and therapeutic device for various health conditions. Therefore, health service providers are increasingly presented with patients who use yoga to treat health conditions and those of interest [4]. Yoga-based\u00a0initiatives\u00a0are becoming increasingly popular for promoting wellness in communities, businesses, and schools, and the integration of primary health care via AYUSH programs (India) is now underway [5-7]. Let\u2019s look at the important Preventive and therapeutic functions of Yoga as seen from studies [5-7]. Numerous\u00a0benefits are also associated with\u00a0yoga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/diabetesasia.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DAJ-Vol2-1-9-13-9.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of DAJ-Vol2-1 9-13...\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-af495c5b-93a2-4079-b06b-c02962f7f594\" href=\"https:\/\/diabetesasia.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DAJ-Vol2-1-9-13-9.pdf\">DAJ-Vol2-1 9-13..<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/diabetesasia.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DAJ-Vol2-1-9-13-9.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-af495c5b-93a2-4079-b06b-c02962f7f594\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Yoga help in Preventive &amp; Therapeutic Practice? Sanjev Dave, Mukesh Vir Singh2, Rashmi Pandey3, Anuradha Dave4, Ridima Kamal5. 1Prof Dr Sanjev Dave, HOD Community Medicine, Autonomous State Medical College, Auraiya (UP-206244) 2Principal &amp; Professor- Pediatrics, Autonomous State Medical College, Auraiya (UP-206244) 3Assistant Professor Biochemistry, Govt Medical College, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Uttar Pradesh)- India 4Prof Dr Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)- India-2 5 Public Health Consultant, Department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. &nbsp;Submitted: 10 April 2025; Accepted: 25 April 2025; Published: 29 April 2025 Corresponding Author: Prof. Dr. Sanjev Dave, HOD Community Medicine, Autonomous State Medical College, Auraiya (UP-206244). sanjeevdavey333@gmail.com Introduction An ancient practice rooted in Indian philosophy, yoga integrates physical postures (asana), breathing techniques (pranayama), meditation (dhyana), and ethical practices to promote overall well-being. For thousands of years, yoga has been rooted partly in Indian philosophy and traditional Indian spiritual practices [1]. The role of yoga has recently expanded. Yoga is currently a popular physical and mental health practice, recognized as an international complementary and integrative medicine [2]. In the latter environment, yoga often includes physical posture, breath control, deep relaxation, and meditation\/mindfulness techniques. In Western society, yoga is increasingly popular as a preventive and therapeutic practice and is among the treatments with the fastest increase in prevalence [3], as shown in a study [4]. Over the years, yoga has gained global recognition for improving flexibility and relaxation, but also a powerful preventive and therapeutic device for various health conditions. Therefore, health service providers are increasingly presented with patients who use yoga to treat health conditions and those of interest [4]. Yoga-based\u00a0initiatives\u00a0are becoming increasingly popular for promoting wellness in communities, businesses, and schools, and the integration of primary health care via AYUSH programs (India) is now underway [5-7]. Let\u2019s look at the important Preventive and therapeutic functions of Yoga as seen from studies [5-7]. Numerous\u00a0benefits are also associated with\u00a0yoga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,39],"tags":[51,49,50,48],"class_list":["post-1402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-vol-2-issue-1","tag-practice","tag-preventive","tag-therapeutic","tag-yoga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}