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Check out an article in our 10th edition journal called “Understanding the Effects of Yoga on Eating Disorder Treatment and Prevention”
Conclusion and Future Directions:
The current body of research suggests that yoga can be a valuable adjunctive treatment for individuals with eating disorders, promoting positive body image and self-acceptance.
-for most PTSD victims. Dual tasks have been found to be a great alternative, but not have been tested in the same methodological rigor as eye movement. However, there have been limited experiments done to have any conclusive evidence.
3) Auditory and tactile (tapping the patient’s hands) stimulation tasks have also been tested
alternatively as a way to fatigue working memory, but have been found to not be as effective due to the fact that visual spatial memories are the most prominent form of memory-
Research Questions:
1)Are eye movements a necessary mechanism for fatiguing the working memory system that is affected by PTSD?
2) What other alternative types of stimulation besides EMDR can be used to effectively combat PTSD and increase accessibility to treatment?