Text version of Yoga's Impact on Low-back Pain
Back pain is the number one reason people use complementary health practices. Studies found people practicing yoga who experience low-back pain had:
- Significantly less disability, pain, and depression after 6 months than patients in standard care.1
- More pain relief than from a self-care book.2
- Better function than usual medical care.3
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September 2013
1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19701112
