Abstract
The
aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the reduction of
chronic lower back pain in older adults using either yoga classes or qigong
classes compared with no intervention. Older adults (65 years of age
and older) with chronic low back pain were enrolled in and randomly
allocated to: 1) yoga (24 classes, 45 minutes each, during 3 months), 2)
qigong (12 classes, 90 minutes each, during 3 months), or 3) a
control group who received no additional intervention. The pain
intensity item of the Functional Rating Index after 3 months was used as
primary outcome parameter. A total of 176 patients were randomized
(n = 61 yoga, n = 58 qigong, n = 57 control; mean
age 73 ± 5.6 years, 89% female). The mean adjusted pain intensity after
3 months was 1.71 for the yoga group (95% confidence interval [CI],
1.54-1.89), 1.67 for the qigong group (95% CI, 1.45-1.89), and
1.89 for no intervention (95% CI, 1.67-2.11). No statistically
significant group differences were observed. Possible explanations for
this lack of pain relief might include the ineffectiveness of
interventions, inappropriate outcomes, or differences in pain perception
and processing in older adults.
Copyright © 2016 American Pain Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PERSPECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the reduction of chronic lower back pain in older adults using either yoga classes or qigong classes compared with no intervention. This 3-armed randomized trial with 176 older adults showed that yoga and qigong were not superior to no treatment in reducing pain and increasing quality of life.TRIAL REGISTRATION:
ClinicalTrials.gov .Copyright © 2016 American Pain Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Yoga; low back pain; older adults; qigong- PMID:
- 27046802
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.03.003
- [PubMed - in process]
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