Disc extrusions and bulges in nonspecific low back pain and sciatica: Exploratory randomised controlled trial comparing yoga therapy and normal medical treatment

Monro, Robin; Bhardwaj, Abhishek Kumar; Gupta, Ram Kumar; Telles, Shirley; Allen, Beth; Little, Paul

doi:10.3233/bmr-140531

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“…We excluded three studies because they were not RCTs (Groessl 2012; Lee 2014; Patil 2015), and 10 studies because they were not carried out in populations with chronic non-specific low-back pain (Bindal 2007; Telles 2009; Pushpika 2010; Biggs 2012; CTRI/2012/11/003094; Hartfiel 2012; Michalsen 2012; Sakuma 2012; Monro 2014; Aboagye 2015). We also excluded one study because it compared different doses of yoga (Saper 2013), and one study because it compared different yoga techniques (Haldavnekar 2014).…”

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Yoga treatment for chronic non-specific low back pain

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Skoetz

Pilkington

et al. 2017

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Yoga treatment for chronic non-specific low back pain

Wieland

Skoetz

Pilkington

et al. 2017

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“…Among non-pharmacological interventions yoga has been shown to be useful in reducing self reported pain and improving the level of functioning in patients with low back pain [ 1 , 9 ]. A recent randomized controlled trial [ 9 ] showed that 3 months of yoga practice significantly decreased self reported chronic back pain in patients with altered alignment of intervertebral disc changes [CTRI/2012/11/003094]. In the study 126 patients were included.…”

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Heart rate variability in chronic low back pain patients randomized to yoga or standard care

Telles

Sharma

Gupta

et al. 2016

BMC Complement Altern Med

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BackgroundChronic pain can alter the autonomic balance with increased sympathetic activity reflected in altered heart rate variability (HRV). It has been proposed that yoga can be useful to correct the autonomic imbalance in patients with chronic pain who have reduced HRV.Methods and designsIn the present randomized controlled trial 62 patients with chronic low back pain associated with altered alignment of intervertebral discs (aged between 20 and 45 years, 32 males) were randomized to 2 groups. One group received yoga for 3 months while the other group carried out standard medical care based on the physician's advice. The duration was the same, i.e., 3 months. The heart rate variability and rate of respiration were assessed at baseline and at the end of 3 months.ResultsThere was a significant difference in the baseline (pre) values between groups (p = 0.008) for respiration rate which was higher in the yoga group. The changes reported below are pre-post comparisons within each group. The yoga group showed a significant (p < 0.05; repeated measures ANOVA, post-hoc analyses) decrease in the LF power of HRV, rate of respiration and a significant increase in the HF power of HRV and in the pNN50.ConclusionThe results suggest that yoga practice can shift the autonomic balance towards vagal dominance in patients with chronic low back pain associated with altered alignment of intervertebral discs.Trial registrationThe study is registered with the Clinical Trials Registry of India (CTRI/2012/11/003094) and can be accessed at.

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“…Excluded studies-We excluded three studies because they were not RCTs (Groessl 2012;Patil 2015), and 10 studies because they were not carried out in populations with chronic non-specific low-back pain (Bindal 2007;Telles 2009;Pushpika 2010;Biggs 2012;CTRI/2012/11/003094;Hartfiel 2012;Sakuma 2012;Monro 2014;Aboagye 2015). We also excluded one study because it compared different doses of yoga (Saper 2013), and one study because it compared different yoga techniques (Haldavnekar 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%