Yoga and conventional stretching both benefit patients with lower-back pain, a new study finds.
The study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine and was funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Researchers studying the effects of yoga, conventional stretching and self-help books, followed 228 adults with chronic low-back pain in a 12 and 26 weeks study. The study results show that both Yoga and conventional stretching regiment benefits low-back pain. In addition, the researchers found yoga to be safe.
Physical activities that involves stretching, such as yoga and conventional exercise, provide benefits for people with moderate low-back pain.
More studies are needed to evaluate the usefulness of these treatment approaches for more severely impaired patients.
Published by Medicaldaily.com
