Self-managed Integrative Yoga Therapy for Older Adults Living With Chronic Pain

Impact of Self-managed Integrative Yoga Therapy for Older Adults Living With Chronic Pain

Chronic pain self-management skills can help patients improve daily functioning and quality of life. The goal of this study is to evaluate chronic pain self-managed Integrative Yoga Therapy intervention delivered in a sample of 25 older adults recruited from community site in Leicester.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Willing to provide informed consent
• Age >= 60 years
• Ambulatory
• Community-living
• Self-reported chronic musculoskeletal pain > 3 months having pain made it difficult to do usual activities
• Ability to attend sessions one in a week for 6-weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• Serious illness or hospitalisation in last 3-month
• Planned surgery in next six months
• Significant cognitive impairment
• Other severe physical or psychiatric disorder