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Yoga is also presented as an activity recommended to relieve back pain in the lower and other chronic body aches. In this new work, which was published in the journal Spine, the perpetrators chose about 90 adults with chronic pain in his lower back, nearly half of them were told to take Iyengar yoga classes for a period of six months the other hand, only standard therapy (analgesics).

This type of yoga works with the shaft, with body alignment and for which, employs the help of items such as blocks, blankets and the same wall, to help individuals to maintain posture.

After this time, the team found that these people had not only greatly relieved pain, but also had improved mobility. And as a bonus, had improved mood and reduced symptoms of depression.

According to the magazine, however, these results indicate that all types of yoga are the same benefits of back pain.

“We must remember that it was therapeutic Iyengar yoga classes,” said researcher Kimberly Williams, of West Virginia University in Morgantown, participant work.

Williams advised that people with low back pain who are interested in Iyengar yoga instructor seeking a certified and experienced positions to adjust to their needs.

Participants in this study were suffering from lower back pain for more than three months, almost half (43) of those involved made two yoga classes per week for 24 weeks, while the rest (47) remained on a waiting list for six months under a standard treatment such as use of painkillers.

As noted, at the end of that period, the group treated with yoga felt more relief from pain and disability than the control. After another six months after the team reassessed the participants, and found that the group treated with yoga she was doing better.

Finally, with respect to the positions chosen to treat these chronic pain, experts said that because all the muscles acting on the pelvis influencing low back pain, they focused on those muscles, posture, for example , “opened” the hips and stretch the back of the legs.

“People with low back pain have to participate in their recovery. And this is a step by step approach to achieve it, “Williams said.