Study on yoga for chronic back pain
Helen E Tilbrook et al.
November 2011
Back pain
Yoga (individual)
A randomized controlled trial was conducted in the United Kingdom to compare the effectiveness of yoga and conventional treatments for chronic and recurrent low back pain.
313 adults with chronic or recurrent low back pain made up the sample, which was divided into a yoga group (n = 156) and a conventional treatment group (n = 157).
After three, six and twelve months of treatment, the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) scores were measured.
The RMDQ was lower in the yoga group at all measurement times, as was the PSEQ after three and six months. The GHQ value was similar in both groups.
The researchers concluded that a twelve-week yoga program led to a greater improvement in back pain symptoms in adults than conventional treatment methods.
The most important information on the study at a glance
- Indications
- Chronic back pain
- Institution
- University of York, Heslington, United Kingdom
- Title
- Study on yoga for chronic back pain
- Brief description
- Study: Yoga improves chronic back pain more effectively than conventional methods over a period of three to twelve months.
- Original title
- Yoga for chronic low back pain: a randomized trial
- Link to the study
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22041945/
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