A retrospective study on the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of LoveYourBrain Yoga for people with traumatic brain injury and caregivers.
Kyla Z DonnellyKim BakerRamsay PierceAmanda R St IvanyPaul J BarrMartha L BrucePublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2019)
LoveYourBrain Yoga is feasible and acceptable and may be an effective mode of community-based rehabilitation.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONPeople with traumatic brain injury and their caregivers often experience poor quality of life and difficulty accessing community-based rehabilitation services.Yoga is a holistic, mind-body therapy with many benefits to quality of life, yet is largely inaccessible to people affected by traumatic brain injury in community settings.Participants in LoveYourBrain Yoga, a six-session, community-based yoga with psychoeducation program in 18 states and 3 Canadian provinces, experienced significant improvements in quality of life, resilience, cognition, and positive affect.LoveYourBrain Yoga is feasible and acceptable when implemented on a large scale and may be an effective mode of, or adjunct to, community-based rehabilitation.