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Yoga key to treating back pain, study shows
Research carried out by the University of Maryland has suggested those suffering with long-term lower back pain are most likely to benefit from practising yoga.
Analysis of over 1,000 men and women with long-term lower back pain showed that patients who practised yoga had a high chance of reducing pain levels and improving their mobility.
The news comes after several health groups have called for GPs to prescribe yoga for people with long-term discomfort, with reports showing nearly one in 10 people are affected by back pain.
Back pain is hard to treat as most cases have an unknown direct cause, meaning patients commonly resort to long-term use of strong painkillers.
Currently, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has instructed doctors to consider recommending various aerobic and biomechanical exercises, however there is no mention of yoga.
Susan Wieland, lead author, from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, said: “Our findings suggest that yoga exercise may lead to reducing the symptoms of lower back pain by a small amount, but the results have come from studies with a short follow-up.
“At the moment we only have low to moderate quality evidence for the effects of yoga before six months as a type of exercise for helping people with chronic back pain.”
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