Yoga and physical therapy (PT) are effective approaches to treating co-occurring sleep disturbance and back pain while reducing the need for medication, according to a new study. The research ...

"We found the yoga was as effective as physical therapy for reducing pain intensity, improving people's physical function, and perhaps most importantly reducing pain medication use," says Dr. Saper.

NEW YORK -- A new study says yoga may be as good a treatment for back pain as physical therapy. One person who might agree is 74-year-old Judith Zaborowski, who took up yoga more than 10 years ago ...

“Yoga is as effective as physical therapy for back pain,” asserts Jordan Metzl, MD, author of The Athlete’s Book of Home Remedies. Indeed, a 2024 study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research ...

Treatment options for low back pain include muscle strengthening exercises, physical therapy sessions, and analgesic medication. When these therapies fail, surgery is also an option.

It’s important for those who suffer from chronic back pain to consider mind-body interventions as treatment options.” [Stay injury free on the road by getting on the mat with Yoga for Runners ...

Yoga may be as effective at treating back pain as physical therapy, according to a Boston Medical Center study. Yoga may reduce chronic back pain.

Chronic back pain is one of the most common health issues faced by Americans. Around 80 percent of adults can expect to experience it at some point in their life.

Chronic low back pain: an ongoing challenge. Chronic low back pain affects around 20% of adults worldwide, often interfering with daily tasks and sleep. Health guidelines emphasize non-drug therapies ...

Researchers compared yoga to no intervention or a non-exercise intervention; education and exercise intervention Findings from a systematic review showed low- to moderate-certainty evidence that ...

Yoga is getting more popular as a form of exercise and stress relief. Now, there's more evidence it could play a bigger role in a big health problem - back pain. Physical therapy is the most ...