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Yoga does not believe in getting rid of the gross aspect first, or the symptoms that we see externally, although there are different systems of therapy which do it that way. When our blood pressure suddenly shoots up we take a pill, but rising of blood pressure is a symptom of a mental state. By simple taking the pill we do not remove the tension or the anxiety from the mental state; we are only subduing the symptom. It is the same with asthma. When an attack comes the sufferer reaches for the in haler, the bronchial tubes dilate and they feel better. That is a symptom of some tension that has triggered off a physical reaction. We have treated the symptom but not the cause, which triggered off the actual asthmatic fit.
Yoga takes all these into consideration, and that is why therapy in Yoga takes a long time. But if one is true to the path and follows it despite every kind of mental ups and downs, simply keeping on with the practices, then first the subtle and then the gross imbalances will be removed. Those who are sick must remember that they have to pin-point the imbalances within themselves before they can hope for a permanent cure.