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Blood samples were taken several times before, during and after the stressful activities. Researchers then looked at their levels of several markers for inflammation including C-reactive protein, or CRP; tumor necrosis factor alpha, or TNF-alpha; and interleukin-6, or IL-6. These proteins play a large role in the disease process in people with inflammatory, autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. The research team found that women who were not used to doing yoga had a much greater inflammatory response to the stressful tasks than women who were regular practitioners. \u201cPractices, such as yoga, that help to tune down stress responses may also be really good for your immune response,\u201d says Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, PhD, professor of psychiatry and psychology at Ohio State and lead author of the study, which was published in the journal\u00a0Psychosomatic Medicine. In fact, levels of the protein IL-6 were 41 percent higher in the novices than they were in the experts. \u201cThe experts, when we stressed them, had a smaller stress response in terms of interleukin-6 than the novices. And that would be a good thing as you\u2019re going through your daily life,\u201d Kiecolt-Glaser says. \u201cYoga may do some measurable good against stress.\u201d The researchers say their findings show stress has an immediate impact on people\u2019s blood and bodies and yoga is a simple way to reduce its impact both short and long term. But because yoga has so many components \u2013 movements, breathing, mental elements \u2013 researchers say it\u2019s hard to know which individual parts are responsible for the stress reducing effects. But Dorothy Guy, a 56-year-old-yoga instructor at the Barbara Greenspun Women\u2019s Care Center in Las Vegas, Nev., thinks she has an idea. She has arthritis in her hips and thinks, based on personal experience, that the benefits of yoga come from all the components. \u201cAll of these things put together is what I think is the healing process of yoga and benefits patients,\u201d she says. \u201cThe breathing techniques help them to relax. They\u2019re taught relaxation techniques and meditation techniques and all these things together are where the stress relieving aspects come into play.\u201d Guy says before starting yoga, patients need to interview instructors to make sure they understand a person\u2019s individual challenges and needs and once you begin, she says it\u2019s important to practice at your own pace. But no matter your age or athletic ability, yoga is an option, says Guy. \u201cYoga is something anyone can do. I teach elderly people sitting in chairs,\u201d Guy says. Source:\u00a0Article from Arthritis Today"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blogs","item":"https:\/\/reflexknees.com\/blogs\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Yoga Helps Relieve Inflammation from Arthritis","item":"https:\/\/reflexknees.com\/blogs\/yoga-helps-relieve-inflammation-from-arthritis\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]