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Is Yoga possible for elderly care?

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Received: 16 April 2021
Published: 6 July 2021
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Yoga, elderly care.

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Siukan Law
siukanlaw@hotmail.com
Department of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Albert Wingnang Leung
School of Nursing, Tung Wah College, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Chuanshan Xu
Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

Yoga is possible for elderly care as it promotes and balance among mind–brainbody functions through mental, physical, and emotional practices. Growing evidence has shown that yoga practices strengthen muscle, body flexibility, and boost the immune system as well as improve the physical and psychological conditions.

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Is Yoga possible for elderly care?. (2021). Geriatric Care, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9815

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