Benefits seen for pain intensity and flexion-relaxation phenomenon<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Tele-yoga asana might have a positive impact on pain intensity in women with chronic low back pain (LBP), according to a study published online Feb. 21 in the\u00a0Journal of Orthopaedic Research<\/em>.<\/p>\n Nicola Marotta, M.D., from the University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia” in Italy, and colleagues evaluated the impact of yoga asana on the flexion-relaxation phenomenon in women with nonspecific LBP. The analysis included 11 healthy women and 10 women with chronic nonspecific LBP who underwent an eight-session yoga asana program, with the first session conducted in clinic and the rest delivered with a tele-approach.<\/p>\n The researchers found that the repeated-measures test in the chronic nonspecific LBP group showed a significant decrease in pain intensity after the four-week follow-up (visual analog scale: 6.80 versus 3.30) and an improvement in the flexion-relaxation ratio after the intervention (5.12 versus 9.49), with effect sizes of 0.77 and 0.47, respectively.<\/p>\n “Our findings demonstrated the feasibility and safety of a tele-delivered yoga intervention that could be integrated in a rehabilitation plan for patients with nonspecific LBP,” the authors write. “Further research is warranted to confirm the long-term effects of yoga for managing LBP.”<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text\u00a0(subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n