The effectiveness of yoga exercise for patients with chronic low back pain
Abstract
Chronic low back pain is still a vital health problem that harms patients' physical, psychological, and socioeconomic impact and quality of life. It found that yoga plays a significant role in minimizing low back pain and anxiety. This study was a randomized, controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of yoga in comparison with general exercise among patients with low back pain. Twenty-three patients were voluntarily randomized into the control group (N=12) and experimental group (N=11). Both groups were evaluated to compare among them as following: 1.Numeric Pain Rating Scale for pain assessment 2.Thai version of Oswestry Questionnaire: ODIand 5R-STS for the ability to perform activities 3.WHOQOL-BREF-THAI for Quality of life assessment
The results showed that the average pain scores of the experimental group were statistically significantly lower than the control group. In addition, the average time of activities based on 5R-STS of the experimental group was statistically significantly lower than the control group. However, the quality of life of the two groups assessed by the WHOQOL – BREF – THAI questionnaire was not statistically significant. Overall, it could be concluded that the yoga exercises had a positive result in decreasing the pain and increasing the ability to perform activities among patients with chronic lower back pain compared to general exercise.
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