Yoga for Chronic Lower Back Pain
People plagued by chronic lower back pain may find some relief in yoga class, researchers reported.
Their study of 101 adults with persistent low back pain found that a gentle yoga class seemed to be a better alternative to either general exercise or a self-help book. Though people in the exercise class eventually improved to a similar degree as their yoga-practicing counterparts, yoga class brought quicker results.
It seems possible that yoga's benefits for both the body and mind explain the effects on lower back pain.
The study participants took a slower-moving form of yoga that was designed for people with lower back problems. Vigorous styles of yoga that include more-advanced poses could potentially make chronic back pain worse.
The Group Health Cooperative in Seattle report the findings in the Annals of Internal Medicine this week.
It's estimated that 14 million Americans practice yoga, often as a way to treat chronic aches and pains. But, in the Western medical literature at least, there have been no previous published studies on the effects of yoga on chronic back pain
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Their study of 101 adults with persistent low back pain found that a gentle yoga class seemed to be a better alternative to either general exercise or a self-help book. Though people in the exercise class eventually improved to a similar degree as their yoga-practicing counterparts, yoga class brought quicker results.
It seems possible that yoga's benefits for both the body and mind explain the effects on lower back pain.
The study participants took a slower-moving form of yoga that was designed for people with lower back problems. Vigorous styles of yoga that include more-advanced poses could potentially make chronic back pain worse.
The Group Health Cooperative in Seattle report the findings in the Annals of Internal Medicine this week.
It's estimated that 14 million Americans practice yoga, often as a way to treat chronic aches and pains. But, in the Western medical literature at least, there have been no previous published studies on the effects of yoga on chronic back pain
Read more here
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