In fact, one study showed that 10 - weeks of yoga intervention combining breathing, stretching, strengthening and mindfulness exercises, increased quality of life, decreased fear avoidance beliefs, and
decreased pain disability in people who experienced non-specific chronic low back pain.
Not exact matches
Osteoarthritis of the knee causes
pain, stiffness, and
decreased function, leading to varying levels of
disability.
Yoga: Another study funded by the NCCIH revealed that people with chronic lower back
pain who took up Iyengar yoga, a practice that focuses on proper alignment, experienced
decreased discomfort and less
disability after six months.
Back
pain, in turn, is a driving force behind opioid drug use, which makes it a central focus not just for
decreasing disability claims and improving health and quality of life for millions of people, but also for tackling a rapidly growing problem of legal drug abuse and the associated death toll.
In a study comparing Pilates and yoga groups following 12 sessions, researchers found that both were comparable in
decreasing disability and
pain.
If left untreated, a herniated disc can lead to chronic
pain,
disabilities, and
decreased quality of life.