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However, psychological, social, and existential issues are least addressed in the prevailing models.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Aims:<\/jats:title>\n To study the role of meditation in addressing psychological impairment and any resultant improvement in functional outcomes in SCI patients.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n \n Nonrandomized controlled study was conducted in a tertiary care center for SCI patients. Hospital inpatients were recruited into either experimental intervention group (add on easy\n r\u0101ja yoga<\/jats:italic>\n with conventional rehabilitation-ER\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 50) or control intervention group (conventional rehabilitation alone-CR\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 50). Patients in the ER group received easy\n r\u0101ja yoga<\/jats:italic>\n for 1 month, along with conventional rehabilitation and the CR group patients received only conventional rehabilitation. All the subjects were assessed for psychological (perceived stress scale [PSS], Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS]) and functional impairment (spinal cord independence measure (SCIM), numeric pain rating (NPR) and WHO quality of life-BRIEF (WHOQOLBREF)] at baseline and after 1 month.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n After 1 month of add-on easy\n r\u0101ja yoga<\/jats:italic>\n , there was significant decrease in the scores of HADS (F[1,88] = 272.92,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001), PSS (F[1,88] = 274.41,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) and NPR (F[1,88] = 60.60,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) and significant increase in the scores of WHOQOLBREF (F[1,88] = 349.94,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) and SCIM (F[1,88] = 29.09,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) in the ER group compared to CR group in analysis of covariance.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n \n One-month add-on easy\n r\u0101ja yoga<\/jats:italic>\n improves psychological and functional outcomes (HADS, PSS, NPR, WHOQOLBREF and SCIM) in patients with SCI. 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