In a study including 150 military veterans with chronic low back pain, researcher Dr. Erik J. Groessl and his team from the VA San Diego Healthcare System found that veterans who completed a 12 - week yoga program had better scores on a disability questionnaire, improved
pain intensity scores, and a decline in opioid use.
A San Diego VA study among Veterans with chronic low back pain found that those who completed a 12 - week yoga program had better scores on a disability questionnaire, improved
pain intensity scores, and a decline in opioid use.
A pain intensity score was calculated by averaging three ratings for pain intensity (current pain, average pain, and worst pain in the past 6 months) each on a scale from «0» (no pain) to «10» (worst imaginable pain).
The mean
pain intensity score on a Likert scale ranging from 0 to 10 was 7.30 (SD = 1.51) and the average disability in ICPs was 7.23 (SD = 1.09).
Not exact matches
The recommendations suggest a nine - item cLBP «Impact
Score,» incorporating ratings of
pain intensity, interference with normal activities, and functional ability.
The Brief
Pain Inventory
scores were also lower 3 to 5 days after the S2 stimulation than at pre-treatment baseline (p = 0.0127 for the
intensity of
pain and p = 0.0074 for the interference of
pain) or after the S1 / M1 (p = 0.001 and p = 0.0001) and sham (p = 0.0491 and p = 0.0359) stimulations.
Pain severity: the three - item
pain intensity subscale of the West Haven — Yale Multidimensional
Pain Inventory (MPI).17 The MPI has been widely used in research and clinical practice, and has been shown to have good reliability and validity.18
Scores range from zero to 6, with higher scores reflecting more severe pain over the past
Scores range from zero to 6, with higher
scores reflecting more severe pain over the past
scores reflecting more severe
pain over the past week.