Open AccessYOGA IN CHRONIC NECK PAIN: AN EFFECTIVE COMPLEMENTARY THERAPEUTIC OPTION - A META - ANALYSIS
Author(s) -
Jaza Rizvi,
Batool Hassan,
Sadia Shafaq
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.7.2/003
Subject(s) - medicine , neck pain , meta analysis , physical therapy , cochrane library , chronic pain , meditation , randomized controlled trial , medline , adverse effect , systematic review , alternative medicine , pathology , philosophy , theology , political science , law
BACKGROUNDNeck pain is recognized as the fourth leading cause of disability worldwide. The severity of neck pain may lead to adverse outcomesrelated to individual’s health and well-being that augment the risk of disability and may severely interfere in activities of daily living (ADL’s)and participation in the society.AIMThe aim of the quantitative analysis is to determine the effectiveness of yoga in relieving chronic neck pain and disability.METHODSDatabases such as Google scholar, MEDLINE, PEDro, the Cochrane Library and Pub Med were explored from October-November forrandomized controlled trials which assessed neck pain and related disability among chronic neck pain individuals.RESULTSTotal six studies consisted of 298 participants with chronic neck pain. In risk of bias assessment, all six studies reported low risk of allocationand reporting bias, while one or two study disclosed high or unknown risk of bias in several domains. Moderate to large effect of -0.857 SMD at 95% CI suggest evidence in favor of the effectiveness of yoga; (Q 30.32, df 5, I2 83.51%) on a significant P-value of <0.0001.CONCLUSIONThe analysis of studies provided robust evidence with pool effect of -0.857 SMD at 95% CI (p<0.0001) concluded that yoga is an effectualand complementary method for the management of chronic or non-specific neck pain.KEYWORDSYoga, Neck Pain, Cervical, Therapeutic, Prevention, Meditation