An evaluation of yoga for the reduction of fall risk factors in older adults

This doctoral dissertation study by Dawn Marie Morris, Florida State University, 2008, evaluated "the effects of an 8-week yoga intervention, balance training, and awareness class on measures of postural control, attention and visual search strategy, confidence, fear, and awareness to environmental hazards." The study concluded that "yoga and balance training may have potential as an intervention for improving physiological and psychological fall risk factors among older adults."  Dissertation available for download at the Florida State University dissertations site.