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Curtis K, Hitzig SL, Bechsgaard G, et al. Evaluation of a specialized yoga program for persons with a spinal cord injury: a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Pain Res. 2017;10:999-1017doi: 10.2147/JPR.S130530.
Curtis, K., Hitzig, S. L., Bechsgaard, G., Stoliker, C., Alton, C., Saunders, N., Leong, N., & Katz, J. (2017). Evaluation of a specialized yoga program for persons with a spinal cord injury: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of pain research, 10999-1017. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S130530
Curtis, Kathryn, et al. "Evaluation of a specialized yoga program for persons with a spinal cord injury: a pilot randomized controlled trial." Journal of pain research vol. 10 (2017): 999-1017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S130530
Curtis K, Hitzig SL, Bechsgaard G, Stoliker C, Alton C, Saunders N, Leong N, Katz J. Evaluation of a specialized yoga program for persons with a spinal cord injury: a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Pain Res. 2017 May 03;10:999-1017. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S130530. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28496356; PMCID: PMC5422575.
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J Pain Res. 2017 May 03;10:999-1017. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S130530. eCollection 2017.

Evaluation of a specialized yoga program for persons with a spinal cord injury: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Journal of pain research

Kathryn Curtis, Sander L Hitzig, Gitte Bechsgaard, Candice Stoliker, Charlene Alton, Nicole Saunders, Nicole Leong, Joel Katz

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, York University.
  2. St John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
  3. Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network.
  4. Vidya Institute.
  5. Student Life, University of Toronto, Toronto.
  6. Community Care Access Centre, London, ON, Canada.

PMID: 28496356 PMCID: PMC5422575 DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S130530

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effects of a specialized yoga program for individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) on pain, psychological, and mindfulness variables.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Participants with SCI (n=23) were outpatients or community members affiliated with a rehabilitation hospital. Participants were randomized to an Iyengar yoga (IY; n=11) group or to a 6-week wait-list control (WLC; n=12) group. The IY group participated in a twice-weekly 6-week seated IY program; the WLC group participated in the same yoga program, after the IY group's yoga program had ended. Pain, psychological, and mindfulness measures were collected at two time points for both groups (within 1-2 weeks before and after program 1 and at a third time point for the WLC group (within 1 week after program 2).

RESULTS: Linear mixed-effect growth models were conducted to evaluate the main effects of group at T2 (postintervention), controlling for T1 (preintervention) scores. T2 depression scores were lower (

DISCUSSION: The results indicated that a specialized 6-week yoga intervention reduced depressive symptoms and increased self-compassion in individuals with SCI, and may also have fostered greater mindfulness.

Keywords: Iyengar yoga; depressive symptoms; self-compassion; spinal cord injury

Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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