Past Free Webinar – November 20, 2014

Using Yoga for Managing Chronic Diseases in Older Adults

with Corjena Cheung, PhD, RN, FGSA, University of Minnesota

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This webinar discusses the current evidence on the effects of yoga in older adults with chronic health conditions including osteoarthritis, diabetes, stroke, COPD, osteoporosis and depression.

Upon successful completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the safety and feasibility of using yoga for health management in older adults with chronic health conditions.
  2. Describe the current evidence on the effects of yoga on chronic diseases in older adults.

Corjena CheungCorjena Cheung, PhD, RN, FGSA
Corjena is a tenure-track assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, and has been an active member at the Gerontological Society of America, and the Midwest Nursing Research Society. Her research focuses on the use of complementary therapies for health promotion and symptom management in older adults with chronic health conditions. Dr. Cheung has conducted a number of randomized controlled trials to examine the effects of yoga on knee osteoarthritis.