2024-02-23 03:30:00
Yoga is part of the spiritual and exercise practices of millions of people around the world and, according to different studies, adding yoga to regular exercise improves cardiovascular health and well-being more than stretching exercises alone.
A study published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, carried out among patients with hypertension, showed that incorporating yoga into exercise routines reduced systolic blood pressure and resting heart rate and improved cardiovascular risk over ten years.
Now a new one investigation, published in the Journal of Orthopedic Research, suggests that the physical postures, breathing exercises, and mindfulness practices of yoga may benefit people with back pain.
In this work, ten women with and eleven without chronic low back pain underwent a yoga program of eight sessions for four weeks, the first session was carried out in a clinic and the rest were carried out using telefocus.
Women with chronic low back pain experienced a significant decrease in pain intensity, as assessed by a 10-point visual analog scale (average pain of 6.80 at baseline, which fell to 3.30 following sessions) and using a spine-related measure called flexion-relaxation phenomenon, which is often absent or disrupted in people with low back pain (5.12 at baseline vs. 9.49 following sessions).
The findings suggest that yoga may positively impact the neuromuscular response during trunk flexion and pain perception in people with chronic low back pain.
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