Protocol for a randomized controlled study of Iyengar yoga for youth with irritable bowel syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Irritable bowel syndrome affects as many as 14% of high school-aged students. Symptoms include discomfort in the abdomen, along with diarrhea and/or constipation and other gastroenterological symptoms that can significantly impact quality of life and daily functioning. Emotional stress appears to exacerbate irritable bowel syndrome symptoms suggesting that mind-body interventions reducing arousal may prove beneficial. For many sufferers, symptoms can be traced to childhood and adolescence, making the early manifestation of irritable bowel syndrome important to understand. The current study will focus on young people aged 14-26 years with irritable bowel syndrome. The study will test the potential benefits of Iyengar yoga on clinical symptoms, psychospiritual functionin

SUBMITTER: Evans S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3033835 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature