Yoga a Stress Reducer

HOW WE CAN USE CAM TO REDUCE STRESS AND HIGHER CHANCES OF

GETTING SICK FOR LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC.
Who AM I?
Erin Nordhill
My major is in Respiratory Care
I will be a Sophomore 2014-2015
What is Stress?
Its a sense of strain to the psychological and physical body this can
be caused by social situation.
This affects everyone in one way or another.
Is socioeconomic status related to stress levels?


What is CAM
CAM is alternatives for conventional biomedicine.
These types of practices are various and from place around the world.
These therapies include:
herbal medicine,
homeopathy,
Exercising/yoga
faith healing,
acupuncture,
energy healing,
chiropractic,
naturopathy,
massage,
music therapy.
Yoga
Yoga is an ancient science made up of different disciplines of mind
and body. Breathing, posture, etc. It originated in India about 2500
years ago and is still practiced in bringing overall health and well
being to any person who does it frequently.

Social & Structural Factors List

Criteria *There are to many to tell*

Death of a family member
Divorce
Getting laid off/Fired
Getting Married
Retire
Pregnancy
Kid leaves home
Beginning and ending of school
Vacation
Christmas/Holidays
Social capital and integration to
community
Ability to adapt (going through
tough situations)
Social groups, feelings of
belonging
Too many roles
*Socioeconomic status- more
stress with fewer resources*

Results
Ohio State- 60-80% of outpatient visits may be related to stress.
Adults have the psychological stressors that can undermine their
work performance.
Distress is an increasing public health problem and Hatha yoga has
been claimed to induce stress reduction and empowerment in
practicing subjects.
Results
Emotion


Findings showed that psychiatric in-patients improved their negative emotion
because of yoga. (Lavey et. al, 2005, p. 401)
Yoga has been found to improve not only the perception of stress but its
psychological impact on the endocrine system and the immune system.
(Diamond, 2011, p.)
This topic is important because stress and anxiety is a major issue in the United
States-prescribing holistic methods like yoga could reduce prescription costs
and complications.


Policy that can be implemented
A policy that could be implemented in todays health care system
and doctor offices is offering additional methods for stress/pain
rather than a strictly pharmaceutical approach.

Workplaces with higher stress factors should consider a yoga session
offered to the employees to reduce the stress in the environment.

Another policy implication from this research is coverage of holistic
medicine by health insurance plans.

Reference
Berger, B., & Owen, D. (2013, February 22). Stress Reduction and Mood Enhancement
in Four Exercise Modes: Swimming, Body Conditioning, Hatha Yoga, and Fencing.
Taylor & Francis. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108
2. Diamond, L. (2012). The benefits of yoga in improving health. Primary Health Care,
22(2). pp. 16-19)
Hagins., Haden., & Daly. (2013, January 30). Result Filters. National Center for
Biotechnology Information. Retrieved from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2343
IOS Press. (2002, January 1). Yoga for stress reduction and injury prevention at work.
Retrieved from http://iospress.metapress.com/content/c7w
3. Lavey, R. Sherman, T. Mueser, K. Osbome, D. Currier, M. Wolfe, R. (2005). The effects
of yoga on mood in psychiatric inpatients. *Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 28(4).
*pp.399402
Porensky, E. (n.d.). Stress Management: Part 1 Stress and Health. Ohio State
University. Retrieved from
https://ccme.osu.edu/WebCastsFiles/562The%20Management%20of%20Stress%20-
%202.pdf