However, the within-group effect sizes were small to moderate and did not reach clinical meaningfulness on patients’ physical disability (RMDQ). Compared to the ‘gold standard’ of conventional physiotherapeutic exercises, eurythmy therapy and yoga therapy lead to comparable symptomatic improvements in patients with chronic low back pain.
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Perspective: This article presents the results of a multicentre three-armed randomized controlled trial on the clinical effects of 3 8-week programs in patients with chronic low back pain. All interventions were safe.Ĭlinical Trials Register: DRKS-ID: DRKS00004651 Furthermore, within-group analyses showed improvements of SF-12 mental score for yoga and eurythmy therapy only. In explorative general linear models for the SF-12’s mental health component participants in the eurythmy arm benefitted significantly more compared to physiotherapy and yoga. Pain intensity and pain-related bothersomeness decreased, while quality of life increased in all 3 groups. In all groups, RMDQ decreased comparably at 8 weeks, but did not reach clinical meaningfulness. There were no significant differences between the three groups for the primary and all secondary outcomes. Data of 274 participants were used for statistical analyses. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, after the intervention at 8 weeks and at a 16-week follow up. Secondary outcome variables were pain intensity and pain-related bothersomeness (VAS), health-related quality of life (SF-12) and life satisfaction (BMLSS). Primary outcome was patients’ physical disability (measured by RMDQ) from baseline to week 8.
In a three-armed, multicentre, randomized controlled trial, patients with chronic low back pain were treated for 8 weeks in group sessions (75 minutes once per week). We aimed to evaluate the effects of yoga and eurythmy therapy compared to conventional physiotherapy exercises in patients with chronic low back pain.
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