Usefulness of Yoga Posture in the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain

Authors: Hari Khanal* and Jyoti Koirala

Volume 4, Issue 4

Abstract

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is one of the most prevalent conditions affecting millions of people. There are various treatment options for CLBP, but no single therapy stands out as being the most effective. Yoga popularity has grown tremendously in the past several years. Yoga was the most commonly used treatment therapy which is used mainly to treat musculoskeletal related disease. It is difficult to endorse one specific yoga posture in all types of low back pain. But that patient who suffered from chronic low back pain without major causes definitely got some relief if he or she practices yoga posture in a proper way. In this paper we try to explain some yoga posture which is beneficial for the patient who suffered from chronic low back pain.

Keywords: Yoga; Low Back Pain; Chronic Low Back Pain; Alternative Therapies

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