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PERSPECTIVE article
Front. Hum. Neurosci.
Sec. Cognitive Neuroscience
Volume 19 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1553845
This article is part of the Research TopicInternational Day of Yoga: Understanding its Neural Mechanisms and Clinical Applications in Brain HealthView all 5 articles
Cognitive dysfunction -an under looked avenue to promote health in incarcerated elderly population through Yoga
Provisionally accepted- 1Division of Yoga and Life Sciences, Division of Yoga and Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru, India
- 2Division of Yoga and Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, India
- 3Department of Yoga, Department of Yoga, Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan, India
- 4Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India, Chandigarh, India
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The correctional "ageing crisis" underlined by accelerated ageing, attributed to a prior history of poor health and lifestyle choices amongst prisoners, and other imprisonment-related factors has been associated with a global burgeoning burden of cognitive impairment in prison settings. Cognitive impairment imposes a crucial, urgent economic and medical challenge for carceral healthcare systems. Further, lack of awareness and absence of regular diagnostic screenings and lack of implementation of appropriate interventions in the prison settings worsen the scenario. Amongst the limited efficacy and reported side effects of pharmacological treatments for cognitive dysfunction, Yoga, a cost-effective and scalable intervention could provide better avenues for halting cognitive deterioration in elderly prisoners. This article presents a perspective on how the adaptation of Yoga-based regimes in carceral settings could improve the needs of people with cognitive deficits across Indian prison settings. However, we also emphasize the need to understand the essence of readiness to achieve clinical effectiveness for combating cognitive deterioration, via the implementation of well-structured Yoga based rehabilitative programs.
Keywords: cognitive impairment, Yoga, Prison, Elderly, Aging Crisis
Received: 31 Dec 2024; Accepted: 14 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Maity, MAJUMDAR, Patra and Anand. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: VIJAYA MAJUMDAR, Division of Yoga and Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, India
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