| Titel: | Effects of Yoga Interventions on Pain and Pain-Associated Disability: A Meta-Analysis |
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| Autor: | ussing, A. Ostermann, T. Ludtke, R. Michalsen, A. |
| Mediengruppe: | journal article |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | The Journal of Pain |
| Jahr: | 2012 |
| Band: | 13 |
| Heft: | 1 |
| Seiten: | 1-9 |
| Sprache: | English |
| Abstract: | We searched databases for controlled clinical studies, and performed a meta-analysis on the effectiveness of yoga interventions on pain and associated disability. Five randomized studies reported single-blinding and had a higher methodological quality; 7 studies were randomized but not blinded and had moderate quality; and 4 nonrandomized studies had low quality. In 6 studies, yoga was used to treat patients with back pain; in 2 studies to treat rheumatoid arthritis; in 2 studies to treat patients with headache/migraine; and 6 studies enrolled individuals for other indications. All studies reported positive effects in favor of the yoga interventions. With respect to pain, a random effect meta-analysis estimated the overall treatment effect at SMD = .74 (CI:97; |