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The effect of yoga training on enhancement of Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol levels in female patients with multiple sclerosis
Complementary therapies in clinical practice
Short Title: Complement.Ther.Clin.Pract.
Format: Journal Article
Publication Date: Nov 30, 2016
Pages: 21 - 25
Sources ID: 31076
Notes: LR: 20170626; CI: Copyright (c) 2016; JID: 101225531; 9002-60-2 (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone); WI4X0X7BPJ (Hydrocortisone); OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/08/04 00:00 [received]; 2016/11/08 00:00 [revised]; 2016/11/11 00:00 [accepted]; 2017/01/22 06:00 [entrez]; 2017/01/22 06:00 [pubmed]; 2017/06/27 06:00 [medline]; ppublish
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The effect of 8 weeks yoga training on cortisol and Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels in female patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is examined. Twenty four MS female patients with Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) 1 to 5.5 participated in this study as the subject. The participants were divided into control (n = 10) or training group (n = 14) randomly. Training group performed 90 min yoga training per session, 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Assessments include body composition measurement and blood sampling 48 h before first session and 48 h after the intervention. The results demonstrated that ACTH increased and cortisol decreased compared to the control group (P < 0.05); In conclusion, it seems that yoga training modulates ACTH level in concomitant with reduction in cortisol level in female patients with MS.