Benefits Of Chair Yoga For Persons With Mild To Severe Alzheimer'S Disease

This study evaluated a 10-week chair yoga intervention on cognition, balance, activities of daily living (ADLs), anxiety, and depression for persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Residents were assigned to three groups: (a) mild AD (= 6), (b) moderate AD (n = 6), or (c) severe AD (n = 7). There was no significant change in balance, anxiety, or cognition. ADLs showed a significant effect (p = .02), which suggests that yoga may have more benefit early in the progression of AD. Depression increased significantly (p < .01). Yoga over an extended period of time with a larger sample size may demonstrate benefits to persons with AD and serve as means to improve overall quality of life.