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Bengaluru: A recent study by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) has highlighted the benefits of yoga in integrated medicine and addiction treatment.
The study involved 59 participants with opioid use disorder who received yoga along with buprenorphine treatment.
They achieved stabilisation 4.4 times faster than those without yoga. Participants also showed improvement in heart rate variability, anxiety, sleep, and pain management.
Participants admitted at NIMHANS practised yoga daily for 45 minutes, including pranayama.
The yoga group recovered in five days, while the control group took nine days.
Most participants were from Bengaluru, with others from across the country.