YOGA BASED RELAXATION TECHNIQUE FACILITATES SUSTAINED ATTENTION IN LOW BACK PAIN PATIENTS
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2018-05
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the yoga based relaxation technique facilitate on the attention
span of back pain patient.
Design: Two groups pre-post test design
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Participants: Twenty-two individual pre diagnosed with back pain aged between 30-50
years (group mean, SD; 36±5.26 years, 22 male) were randomized into two groups i.e.,
yoga (n=11) and control (n=11). The yoga group was given Yoga Based Relaxation
Technique (YBRT) one hour daily for 24 days at Gurgoan region, Haryana whereas
control group maintained their normal routine. The ethics committee of the University
had approved the study which had been registered later in the Clinical Trails Registry of
India (CTRI/2018/01/011243).
Outcomes: Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART) and Oswestry Low Back Pain
Disability Questionnaire (OLBPDQ) were measured on day 1 and day 25.
Result
The paired sample t-test was showed that there was a significant change from pre to post
in pain intensity (p<0.001) and sustained attention (p<0.001) in yoga group compared to
control group.
Conclusion: The results showed that the yoga based relaxation technique significantly
reduced pain and improved sustained attention. This suggests that yoga may reduce pain
sensation to the cortical area of the brain which are involved in attention, and facilitate
information processing speed after a brief intervention of yoga.
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Yoga, Back Pain, Cyclic Meditation, Lower back Pain, attention, Sustained attention