Chronic Pain Self-Management With Integrative Yoga Therapy (IYT)

Evaluating Community-Based Pain Self-Care Using Integrative Yoga Therapy (IYT): Quasi Experimental Study

The purpose of this study was to evaluate efficacy of chronic pain self-management program in community settings to adopt Integrative Yoga Therapy (IYT).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Older than 18 years old.
• having a chronic pain of more than 3 months of duration, no matter the aetiology.
• Capable of understanding and giving written informed consent.
• Significant levels of distress and disability related to the pain at the beginning of treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

• Intelectual disability or cognitive impairment
• Planning to move out of area
• Serious mental illness
• Drugs or substance abuse in the last 6 months
• Post surgery or scheduled for surgery
• Cancer related pain