Open AccessChanges in pain intensity and health related quality of life with Iyengar yoga in nonspecific chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Gopal Nambi,
Dipika Inbasekaran,
Ratan Khuman,
Surbala Devi,
Shanmugananth,
K Jagannathan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6131.123481
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , quality of life (healthcare) , visual analogue scale , randomized controlled trial , analysis of variance , repeated measures design , chronic pain , low back pain , population , alternative medicine , statistics , nursing , mathematics , environmental health , pathology
Nonspecific chronic low back (nCLBP) pain is prevalent among adult population and often leads to functional limitations, psychological symptoms, lower quality of life (QOL), and higher healthcare costs. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of Iyengar yoga therapy on pain intensity and health related quality of life (HRQOL) with nCLBP.