Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of yoga as an intervention for chronic low back pain (CLBP) using a meta-analytical approach. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that examined pain and/or functional disability as treatment outcomes were included. Post-treatment and follow-up outcomes were asses...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Susan Holtzman, R Thomas Beggs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/105919
id doaj-84df7d61b7ae45ffa1a4e0b07cc10b11
record_format Article
spelling doaj-84df7d61b7ae45ffa1a4e0b07cc10b112020-11-25T00:12:38ZengHindawi LimitedPain Research and Management1203-67652013-01-0118526727210.1155/2013/105919Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled TrialsSusan Holtzman0R Thomas Beggs1Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus), Kelowna, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus), Kelowna, British Columbia, CanadaOBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of yoga as an intervention for chronic low back pain (CLBP) using a meta-analytical approach. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that examined pain and/or functional disability as treatment outcomes were included. Post-treatment and follow-up outcomes were assessed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/105919
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Susan Holtzman
R Thomas Beggs
spellingShingle Susan Holtzman
R Thomas Beggs
Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Pain Research and Management
author_facet Susan Holtzman
R Thomas Beggs
author_sort Susan Holtzman
title Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
title_short Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
title_full Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
title_fullStr Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
title_full_unstemmed Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
title_sort yoga for chronic low back pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Pain Research and Management
issn 1203-6765
publishDate 2013-01-01
description OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of yoga as an intervention for chronic low back pain (CLBP) using a meta-analytical approach. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that examined pain and/or functional disability as treatment outcomes were included. Post-treatment and follow-up outcomes were assessed.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/105919
work_keys_str_mv AT susanholtzman yogaforchroniclowbackpainametaanalysisofrandomizedcontrolledtrials
AT rthomasbeggs yogaforchroniclowbackpainametaanalysisofrandomizedcontrolledtrials
_version_ 1725398524147793920