CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Scientific Committee invites you to submit your research work in the form of a one page abstract (2500 characters) for the IAYT SYTAR. We welcome scholarly research-based submissions related to any tradition or aspect of Yoga therapy. Authors with a background in Yoga therapy, integrative health care, and/or scientific research are all encouraged to submit.
Abstracts should include unpublished material. All abstracts will be anonymously peer reviewed, scored and chosen on merit for oral and/or poster presentation during SYTAR. A subset of the highest ranked abstracts will be invited for a brief oral presentation during either the main conference on Saturday morning or during the pre-conference intensive on yoga research Thursday afternoon. All accepted abstracts will be published in a supplement to the International Journal of Yoga Therapy - which will be available to all participants at the meeting
Please note that the presenters of the accepted abstract still have to pay the registration fee for the meeting. As an abstract presenter, however, you will be entitled to an Early Bird registration even if the Early Bird registration discount is no longer generally available.
Abstracts will only be considered if submitted in English.
Instructions for abstract submission:
- The abstract should be prepared in a Microsoft Word (1997-2003 Document) compatible format.
- At the top of the page, indicate if the abstract is to be considered for oral presentation, poster presentation or both.
- Length of the abstract, excluding the title and the author(s), should not exceed 2500 characters, including spaces (please note: 2500 characters, not words).
- Font: Black Verdana, 10 point size.
- For Research Abstract, structure the abstract with the following headings: "Objective", "Methods", "Results", and “Conclusions." No headings are required for Case Reports. See the examples of research and a cse report below.
- The acceptable format for the abstract title, authors, institutions and key words for the abstract submission is shown in the following example:
The benefit of extended savasana on feto-maternal bonding;
J.K. Smith PhD, A.B. Lee MD and L.K. Brown MSc Department of Psychology, University of Modern Sciences, Toledo, Ohio
Keywords: Yoga, pregnancy
- The organizers do not edit abstracts and author corrections will not be accepted after final submission. Abstracts should be checked carefully for accuracy prior to submission.
- The title may be a maximum of 150 characters, typed principally in lowercase letters, and using capitals only where essential (e.g., ‘New applications of BKS Iyengar props’). Titles exceeding this limit will be automatically truncated. Please underline the presenting author.
- The abstract should be as informative as possible. Describe statistical methods and results where appropriate. Only one table may be included but no photographs, figures or references. Statements such as ‘results will be discussed’ or ‘data will be presented’ will not be accepted. Non-standard abbreviations should be described in full when first mentioned followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.
- Poster presenters should be at their poster during the specified times
Important dates:
- Abstract submission deadline: December 16, 2007
- Acceptance notification: January 16, 2008
Submission:
When you have completed your abstract(s), please save it as a word document in the following file name format:
firstauthorlastname abstracttitle.doc
(e.g. refer to the example of the research abstract below; the file name of the abstract should be:
Sherman Randomized trial of yoga and exercise classes for chronic low back pain.doc
Note: do not use any special characters in the file name i.e. hyphens, quotation marks, dollar sign etc.
Example of a research abstract:
Randomized Trial of Yoga and Exercise Classes for Chronic Low Back Pain
K. Sherman1, D. Cherkin1, J. Erro1, D. Miglioretti1, R. Deyo2
1 Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA
2 Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Keywords: Yoga, Chronic Back Pain
Objective: Yoga is an increasingly popular, but untested, complementary and alternative medical treatment that is used for relieving low back pain. This study was designed to obtain preliminary estimates of the effectiveness and safety of a series of yoga classes compared with two control groups, a therapeutic exercise program and a book about self-management of back pain.
Methods: Patients aged 20 to 64 years with back pain for at least 3 months were recruited from Group Health Cooperative and randomized to receive either 12 weeks of yoga classes (n=36), 12 weeks of exercise classes (n=35) or a self-care book (n=30). Class participants were asked to practice at home as well. The primary outcomes measures were dysfunction (modified Roland scale) and symptom bothersomeness (0 to 10 scale). Follow-up telephone interviews were conducted after 6, 12, and 26 weeks.
Results: We found that all of people assigned to yoga and 94% of those assigned to exercise attended at least one class (median attendance of 9 and 8 classes, respectively). Follow-up rates exceeded 90% at all time points. Compared to the book group, the yoga group had clinically and statistically significantly improved Roland scale scores at 6, 12, and 26 weeks in an analysis that controlled for baseline values. In a similar analysis, the yoga group had significantly reduced symptom bothersomeness at 6 and 26 weeks. No serious adverse events were reported. Only 6% of participants in each class reported taking medication or missing work because of their pain, but about one in five reported temporary discomfort or pain when performing some movements in class.
Conclusion: These data demonstrate that clinical trials comparing yoga classes to an active intervention and a self-care intervention are feasible, that both active interventions are relatively safe, and that yoga is a promising intervention for the treatment of back pain.
Presented as a poster at: FORUM VII: Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain, Edmonton, Alberta, October 7 – 9, 2004
Example of a case report abstract:
Pranayama: Breath of fire or cause of pneumothorax?
Johnson DB, Tierney MJ, Sadighi PJ.Kapalabhati
Department of Surgery, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Keywords: Breathing, Pranayama, Yoga, Pneumothorax
Spontaneous pneumothorax is the most common cause of pneumothorax. We report a case of a 29-year-old healthy woman who presented to the emergency department
with a spontaneous pneumothorax caused by a yoga breathing technique called
Kapalabhati pranayama, or breath of fire. Yoga breathing exercises are commonly
practiced, and a limited number of studies have shown various physiologic
benefits of yoga breathing. This is the only known report of spontaneous
pneumothorax caused by pranayama, but some other rare causes are noted. This case should illustrate that adverse side effects can occur when one pushes the body to physiologic extremes.
Published at: Chest. 2004 May;125(5):1951-2.
FAQs
What is a Case Report?
A Case Report tells a clinical story that has unique value to the field of practice. In a case report, the clinical case presentation is examined in the context of current scientific knowledge and is shared for the purpose of educating others or stimulating further scientific inquiry and the development of a new understanding or knowledge.
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