Yoga versus education for Veterans with chronic low back pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic low back pain is the most frequent pain condition in Veterans and causes substantial suffering, decreased functional capacity, and lower quality of life. Symptoms of post-traumatic stress, depression, and mild traumatic brain injury are highly prevalent in Veterans with back pain. Yoga for low back pain has been demonstrated to be effective for civilians in randomized controlled trials. However, it is unknown if results from previously published trials generalize to military populations.

Methods/design

This study is a parallel randomized controlled trial comparing yoga to education for 120 Veterans with chronic low back pain. Participants are Veterans ≥18 years old with low back pain present on at least half the days in the past six months and a self-repor

SUBMITTER: Saper RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4850721 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature