• G S Lekha
• S Aparna
• V A Rahul
• A Kanagarajan

Background: Yogam is the harmonisation of mind and body, explained in Siddha literatures as eight steps- Astangayogam. Yoga-asanam, the third step of Astangayogam depicts various physical postures for the control of mind and body. Aim of this article is to review the Scientific studies on therapeutic application of Yoga-asanam in Life-style disorders Methods: The Publications related to therapeutic Yoga postures are accessed from most popular search engines like Google and Google Scholar, PubMed, NCBI and Cochrane Library. The studies exploring the role of Yoga-asanam in Life-style disorders and anti-ageing studies of Yoga are reviewed in this article. Results: The review on therapeutic application of Yoga shows the positive impact of Yoga-asanas on Life-style disorders; highlighted the anti-ageing property and the role of Yoga- asanas in improving the quality of life. But the limitation found in this review is that, there is dearth of studies in therapeutic effect of individual Yoga-asanam. Conclusion: This review article emphasized the necessity of detailed scientific studies to explore the therapeutic effectiveness and scientific background of individual Yoga-asanam mentioned in Siddha literature.

Astanga-Yogam, Yoga-asanam, Life-style disorders and Anti-ageing.

"THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION OF YOGA-ASANAM IN LIFE-STYLE DISORDERS -SCIENTIFIC REVIEW ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.742-747, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907O89.pdf

"THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION OF YOGA-ASANAM IN LIFE-STYLE DISORDERS -SCIENTIFIC REVIEW ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp742-747, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907O89.pdf