title: The immediate effects of modified Yoga positions on musculoskeletal pain relief.
abstract: Many musculoskeletal pains are related to poor posture. Thus, the aim of the present study was to assess the efficiency of a single session of two modified Yoga positions with 110 subjects and their 147 pain-related complaints. The participants were divided into two groups: The Yoga Group, which received treatment of two 20-min postures and the Control Group, which received a placebo treatment of 15 min with a turned off ultrasound. All volunteers experienced some pain before treatment and were assessed before and after treatment using the analog pain scale. A score of 0 indicated no pain whereas 10 was the maximum degree of pain on the scale. The difference before and after treatment was compared between the groups with a p-value of 0.0001, as measured by the Student's t-test. It is possible to conclude that one therapy session is effective in the treatment of various musculoskeletal problems.
authors.affiliation: State University of the Center-West - UNICENTRO, Rua Padre Salvador, 875, CEP 85015-430 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil(1). Electronic address: ze.fisio@gmail.com.
authors.forename: José Luís Pimentel
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: do Rosário
authors.forename: Larissa Schwarzwälder
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Orcesi
authors.forename: Fernanda Naomi
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Alexandre Nicolau
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Aun
authors.forename: Iane Tavares
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Diolindo Assumpção
authors.forename: Gisele Janaina
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Blasioli
authors.forename: Érica Sato
authors.initials: ÉS
authors.lastname: Hanada
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011187:Posture; D015013:Yoga
keywords: Analog scale; Pain; Posture; Yoga