Alternative & Integrative Medicine

Sam-Sun Le

Publications

• Review Article
  Effects of Yoga on Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
  Author(s): Hyun-Nam Ko, Sam-Sun Le and Sang-Dol KimHyun-Nam Ko, Sam-Sun Le and Sang-Dol Kim
  
  Objectives: To assess the evidence for the effectiveness of yoga in the management of menstrual pain and the symptoms associated with dysmenorrhea. Methods: A search was conducted using CINAHL, the Cochrane library, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, and KoreaMed electronic databases to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) reported effects of yogic intervention on dysmenorrhea published in any language between January 1966 and October 2014. Quality assessment was conducted using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Results: Two potential trials were identified of which two were included in the review. Quality critical appraisal had low or moderate risk of bias. The available data could only be included as a narrative description. A significant difference was observed between experimental and control groups in pain intensity an.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2327-5162.1000226

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