Yoga: a cost-effective treatment for back pain sufferers?

Posted on 16 August 2012

Specialised group yoga classes could provide a cost-effective way of treating patients with chronic or recurrent low back pain, according to the UK's largest ever study of the benefits of yoga.

Led by the University of York, and funded by Arthritis Research UK, the study provides an evaluation of a specially-developed 12-week group yoga intervention programme compared to conventional general practitioner (GP) care alone.

The results published in Spine, show that the yoga intervention programme – ‘Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs’ - is likely to be cost effective for both the UK National Health Service (NHS) and wider society.

For more information visit http://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2012/research/back-pain-yoga/