Objectives: To assess the overall effect size of the impact of yoga on menstrual pain in primary dysmenorrhea. Methods: Randomized controlled trials that were published in the English language until December 2018 in PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library electronic databases ...

Introduction: Primary dysmenorrhea is a prevalent condition causing quality of life (QOL) reduction for many women, resulting from pain as well as parallel social and psychological distress. Yoga reduces pain and sympathetic reactivity, thus promoting QOL. This article reports a systematic review...

Objectives: This systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiveness and delivery of Pilates to reduce pain and disability and to improve physicalfunction and quality oflife in middle‐aged to older adults with a range of chronic musculoskeletal conditions. Methods: Searches were conducted usin...

Abstract: This systematic review examined the effect of Pilates on health-related outcomes in individuals with increased fracture risk to inform the 2021 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention in Canada. Seven electronic databases were searched to Dec...

This individual patient data meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of exercise on quality of life (QoL) and physical function (PF) in patients with cancer, and to identify moderator effects of demographic (age, sex, marital status, education), clinical (body mass index, cancer type, prese...

Background and Objectives: Meditation and mind–body exercises are suggested to delay decline or enhance cognitive capabilities in older adults. However, their effectiveness remains uncertain. This study assessed the effectiveness of meditation and mind–body exercises to improve cognition in e...

Purpose We conducted a meta-analysis evaluating the efects of diferent exercise interventions on self-reported and objective sleep measurements during or after breast cancer treatment. Methods Three databases were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials with any type of exercise...

Background: The aim of this review was to systematically review and meta-analyze the effects of yoga on symptoms of schizophrenia, quality of life, function, and hospitalization in patients with schizophrenia. Methods: MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, PsycInfo, and IndMED were scr...

Background: Physical exercise may be valuable for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders as it may have beneficial effect on clinical symptoms, quality of life and cognition. Methods: A systematic search was performed using PubMed (Medline), Embase, PsychInfo, and Cochrane Database of ...

Objectives The current systematic review aims to examine the efect of mind–body exercise on diferent memory types in the elderly population. Methods Four literature databases (Pubmed, Cochrane library, Embase and Sinomed) were searched from inception to March 19, 2019. Randomized controlled ...