The injures were associated with the advanced poses such as
the headstand and the shoulder stand, with vigorous flow of
physically demanding postures, or Vinyasa yoga, and they
were often performed in a heated room. Unfortunately, the
collected data is limited due to poor reporting and
documentation of all adverse events (pp.3-7).
Therefore, it is necessary to be aware of one’s own body
limitations and follow safety considerations to avoid harmful
outcomes during yoga practice. Because yoga offers a variety of
different poses, breathing techniques and different levels of
physical activity, yoga style should be chosen accordingly to a
person's medical condition and a physician's recommendation.
Due to limited information, lack of education about favorable
outcomes of yoga as a part of cancer treatment and physicians'
unfamiliarity with the research, some oncologists were
hesitant to recommend yoga to their patients. In their survey
McCall et al. (2015) revealed that majority of doctors thought
that yoga was beneficial to symptoms management because it
reduced stress, anxiety and fatigue, increased relaxation and
provided some sort of physical exercise. However,
fear of
infection in group classes was one of the physician's concerns.
Furthermore, oncologists would have advised integrating yoga