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Yoga for Chronic Pain

A special issue of Medicines (ISSN 2305-6320).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2017) | Viewed by 4419

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Romy Lauche

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Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), University of Technology Sydney, Sydney NSW 2007, Australia
Interests: complementary medicine; integrative medicine; clinical research; public health; yoga; tai chi; mindfulness; traditional medicine; cupping; self-care; mental health
Dr. Holger Cramer

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Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen 45276, Germany
Interests: integrative medicine; meditation; yoga; mindfulness; mind–body medicine; research methodology; public health; health behavior

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Originally part of traditional Indian spiritual, self-care, and medical practice, yoga has become a popular practice to promote physical and mental well-being, and to treat a number of medical conditions, including chronic pain. Previous research has demonstrated the popularity of yoga worldwide, with a prevalence estimated between 10–30%.

While the number of research articles has increased substantially over the last decade, there is still a tremendous lack of high quality evidence to support the usefulness and safety of yoga in many chronic pain conditions. Establishing such a broad knowledge base will, not only foster the advancement of the yoga field in general, but, in the long term, also the integration of yoga therapy into medical healthcare models.

We welcome papers reporting latest evidence for yoga in chronic pain conditions including clinical trials, meta-analyses, qualitative research, surveys, experimental studies or any other submission aiming at increasing the knowledge base for yoga in chronic pain conditions.

Dr. Holger Cramer
Dr. Romy Lauche
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Yoga, Meditation
  • Chronic Pain
  • Anesthesia
  • Clinical Trials
  • Surveys

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Literature Review of Research on Chronic Pain and Yoga in Military Populations
by Shari Miller, Susan Gaylord, Alex Buben, Carrie Brintz, Kristine Rae Olmsted, Nakisa Asefnia and Michael Bartoszek
Medicines 2017, 4(3), 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines4030064 - 01 Sep 2017
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Background: Although yoga is increasingly being provided to active duty soldiers and veterans, studies with military populations are limited and effects on chronic pain are largely unknown. We reviewed the existing body of literature and provide recommendations for future research. Methods: We conducted [...] Read more.
Background: Although yoga is increasingly being provided to active duty soldiers and veterans, studies with military populations are limited and effects on chronic pain are largely unknown. We reviewed the existing body of literature and provide recommendations for future research. Methods: We conducted a literature review of electronic databases (PubMed, PsychINFO, Web of Science, Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index—Science, and Conference Proceedings Citation Index—Social Science & Humanities). The studies were reviewed for characteristics such as mean age of participants, sample size, yoga type, and study design. Only peer-reviewed studies were included in the review. Results: The search yielded only six studies that examined pain as an outcome of yoga for military populations. With one exception, studies were with veteran populations. Only one study was conducted with Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) or Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans. One study was a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Four of the five studies remaining used pre/post design, while the last study used a post-only design. Conclusions: Studies on the use of yoga to treat chronic pain in military populations are in their infancy. Methodological weaknesses include small sample sizes, a lack of studies with key groups (active duty, OEF/IEF veterans), and use of single group uncontrolled designs (pre/post; post only) for all but one study. Future research is needed to address these methodological limitations and build on this small body of literature. Full article
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