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Objectives: The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of yoga exercises on pain frequency and intensity and on quality of life in children with functional abdominal pain. Design: 20 children, aged 8-18 years, with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or functional abdominal pain (FAP) were enrolled and received 10 yoga lessons. Pain intensity and pain frequency were scored in a pain diary and quality of life was measured with the Kidscreen quality of life questionnaire (KQoL). Results: In the 8-11 year old group and the 11-18 year old group pain frequency was significantly decreased at the end of therapy (p = 0.031 and p = 0.004) compared to baseline. In the 8-11 year group pain intensity was also significantly decreased at this time point (p = 0.015). After 3 months there still was a significant decrease in pain frequency in the younger patient group (p = 0.04) and a borderline significant decrease in pain frequency in the total group (p = 0.052). Parents reported a significantly higher KQoL-score after yoga treatment. Conclusion: This pilot study suggests that yoga exercises are effective for children aged 8-18 years with FAP, resulting in significant reduction of pain intensity and frequency, especially in children of 8-11 years old. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The Yoga Adventure for Children is a ready-to-use resource for elementary school teachers and yoga teachers who wish to create children's classes or add sessions between lessons, during a gym class or after school. Ideal for stretches and warm-ups, yoga is also useful for P.E., dance and drama classes and camp activities. Parents, too, can share this book with their child at home. Practicing yoga together offers parents and children an opportunity to interact, play and have fun together. Yoga play encourages and develops: coordination, emotional calm, physical strength, awareness, flexibility, self-confidence. Short yoga breaks allow children to take a few moments to breathe, relax or stretch, leaving them calmer, refreshed and ready to go on with their day.%=520 8\$aWhat is a yoga adventure? Kids discovering connections between their bodies, thoughts and feelings. This book contains 82 exercises and games, many of them inspired by animals, that stimulate suppleness and strength. Most of the exercises are accompanied by drawings, and they are organized into sections, which include: Warm-Up Exercises, Yoga Postures, Breathing Exercises, Concentration and Meditation, Visualization Exercises, Wake-Up Exercises. The book also includes child-friendly stories that can help children understand yoga concepts such as karma, the elements and energy centers (chakras) without too much detail. Younger children enjoy the physical and energetic aspects of the activities, while older children may also develop new self-awareness. For some it can bring up questions about life and behavior, which can be further addressed by parents or teachers.
This ingenious book uses the postures and movements of zoo animals to teach yoga movements to children. The first part of the book covers theoretical and practical information for parents and teachers working with yoga. Part two takes readers to every part of the zoo, from the insect and reptile houses to the ape cage and the oceanarium. Here youngsters come face to face with a tiger, look in the eyes of a giraffe, do the monkey dance, and walk as gracefully as a flamingo. Part three introduces the rules of the yoga lifestyle through a number of animal fables. Part four contains background information about the animals described in the book.