Journal of Pain Research
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Evaluation of a specialized yoga program for persons with a spinal cord injury: a pilot randomized controlled trial This article was published in the following Dove Press journal: Journal of Pain Research 3 May 2017 Number of times this article has been viewed
Kathryn Curtis 1 Sander L Hitzig 2,3 Gitte Bechsgaard 4 Candice Stoliker 5 Charlene Alton 3 Nicole Saunders 3 Nicole Leong 6 Joel Katz 1 1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, York University, 2St John’s Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 3Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, 4Vidya Institute, 5Student Life, University of Toronto, Toronto, 6Community Care Access Centre, London, ON, Canada
Objectives: The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effects of a specialized yoga program for individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) on pain, psychological, and mindfulness variables. Materials and methods: Participants with SCI (n=23) were outpatients or community members affiliated with a rehabilitation hospital. Participants were randomized to an Iyengar yoga (IY; n=11) group or to a 6-week wait-list control (WLC; n=12) group. The IY group participated in a twice-weekly 6-week seated IY program; the WLC group participated in the same yoga program, after the IY group’s yoga program had ended. Pain, psychological, and mindfulness measures were collected at two time points for both groups (within 1–2 weeks before and after program 1 and at a third time point for the WLC group (within 1 week after program 2). Results: Linear mixed-effect growth models were conducted to evaluate the main effects of group at T2 (postintervention), controlling for T1 (preintervention) scores. T2 depression scores were lower (F1,18=6.1, P
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Open Access Full Text Article
Evaluation of a specialized yoga program for persons with a spinal cord injury: a pilot randomized controlled trial This article was published in the following Dove Press journal: Journal of Pain Research 3 May 2017 Number of times this article has been viewed
Kathryn Curtis 1 Sander L Hitzig 2,3 Gitte Bechsgaard 4 Candice Stoliker 5 Charlene Alton 3 Nicole Saunders 3 Nicole Leong 6 Joel Katz 1 1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, York University, 2St John’s Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 3Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, 4Vidya Institute, 5Student Life, University of Toronto, Toronto, 6Community Care Access Centre, London, ON, Canada
Objectives: The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effects of a specialized yoga program for individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) on pain, psychological, and mindfulness variables. Materials and methods: Participants with SCI (n=23) were outpatients or community members affiliated with a rehabilitation hospital. Participants were randomized to an Iyengar yoga (IY; n=11) group or to a 6-week wait-list control (WLC; n=12) group. The IY group participated in a twice-weekly 6-week seated IY program; the WLC group participated in the same yoga program, after the IY group’s yoga program had ended. Pain, psychological, and mindfulness measures were collected at two time points for both groups (within 1–2 weeks before and after program 1 and at a third time point for the WLC group (within 1 week after program 2). Results: Linear mixed-effect growth models were conducted to evaluate the main effects of group at T2 (postintervention), controlling for T1 (preintervention) scores. T2 depression scores were lower (F1,18=6.1, P
