2009/05/01 by Myeong Soo Lee, Jong‐In Kim, Jeong Yong Ha +2 · 1 citation
Medicine · Psychology · #Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments #Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions #Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies #Medicine #Jadad scale #Randomized controlled trial #Physical therapy #Menopause #Clinical trial #Vasomotor #Quality of life (healthcare) #Alternative medicine #Intervention (counseling) #Internal medicine #Psychiatry
paper · doi:10.1097/gme.0b013e31818ffe39
openalex publication_date 2009/05/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
In Brief Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of yoga as a treatment option for menopausal symptoms. Methods: We searched the literature using 14 databases from their inception to July 2008 and included all types of clinical studies regardless of their design. The methodological quality of all studies was assessed using a modified Jadad score. Results: Seven studies met our inclusion criteria. Two randomized clinical trials compared the effects of yoga with those of walking or physical exercise. The meta-analysis of these data failed to show specific effects of yoga on menopausal complaints including psychological, somatic, and vasomotor symptoms. Two randomized clinical trials found no effects of yoga on total menopausal symptoms compared with wait-list control or no treatment. The remaining studies were either non-randomized (n = 1) or uncontrolled clinical trials (n = 3). They reported favorable effects of yoga on menopausal symptoms. These data collectively show that the results of rigorous studies of the effects of yoga for menopausal symptoms are unconvincing. Conclusion: The evidence is insufficient to suggest that yoga is an effective intervention for menopause. Further research is required to investigate whether there are specific benefits of yoga for treating menopausal symptoms. Based on an assessment of all the clinical trials included in this review, the data are insufficient to confirm that yoga is an effective intervention for menopausal symptoms. Further rigorous randomized controlled trials are needed to investigate whether there are specific benefits of yoga for treating menopausal symptoms.