The 12th International Yoga Day will be celebrated on 21st of this Month. This year the theme is theme of IDY 2026 is – Yoga for Healthy Ageing. Talking to Akashvani News, Head of the Department of Rheumatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, Dr Uma Kumar said that Yoga can be used as an adjunct therapy in the management of autoimmune disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Dr Kumar said that practising yoga along with medication can have a better response to the treatment of arthritis. She added that Yoga not only improves quality of life and mental health but also reduces anxiety and stress among patients.