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Development and Feasibility of a Group-Based Therapeutic Yoga Program for Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain.
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Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) [Pain Med] 2017 Oct 01; Vol. 18 (10), pp. 1864-1872. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objective: To develop a group-based therapeutic yoga program for women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and explore the effects of this program on pain severity, sexual function, and well-being.<br />Methods: A yoga therapy program for CPP was developed by a multidisciplinary panel of clinicians, researchers, and yoga consultants. Women reporting moderate to severe pelvic pain for at least six months were recruited into a single-arm trial. Participants attended twice weekly group classes focusing on Iyengar-based yoga techniques and were instructed to practice yoga at home an hour a week for six weeks. Participants self-rated the severity of their pelvic pain using daily logs. The impact of participants' pain on everyday activities, emotional well-being, and sexual function was assessed using an Impact of Pelvic Pain (IPP) questionnaire. Sexual function was further assessed using the Sexual Health Outcomes in Women Questionnaire (SHOW-Q).<br />Results: Among the 16 participants (age range = 31-64 years), average ratings of the severity of pain "at its worst," "at its best," and "on average" decreased by 29%, 32%, and 34%, respectively, from start to six weeks (P < 0.05 for all). Women demonstrated improvements in scores on IPP subscales for daily activities (1.8 ± 0.7 to 0.9 ± 0.7, P < 0.001), emotional well-being (1.7 ± 0.9 to 0.9 ± 0.7, P = 0.005), and sexual function (1.9 ± 1.1 to 1.0 ± 0.9, P = 0.04). Scores on the SHOW-Q "pelvic problem interference" scale also improved over six weeks (53 ± 23 to 27 ± 23, P = 0.002).<br />Conclusions: Findings provide preliminary evidence of the feasibility of teaching women with CPP to practice yoga to self-manage pain and improve quality of life and sexual function.<br /> (© 2017 American Academy of Pain Medicine. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1526-4637
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28419385
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnw306