Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
low back pain, yoga
Brief summary
Individuals with chronic low back pain will undergo a yoga, yoga nidra, and control condition on separate visits. Each visit, before and after the intervention, participants with rate their pain in response to heat stimuli, a sit to stand task, and questionnaires.
Interventions
OTHERYoga
Participants will complete a series of yoga poses.
OTHERYoga Nidra
Participants will complete yoga nidra, a guided meditation.
OTHERControl Condition
Participants will listen to a story.
Sponsors
University of Central Florida
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* low back pain classified as symptoms localized to the posterior region of the trunk, extending from the lower margin of the last rib to the gluteal folds * low back pain for three months or longer with a average pain intensity = 3/10 on the 11-point numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) within the previous twenty-four hours * experienced three or more low back pain episodes within the past 3 years * fluency in English * ability to attend all visits * reliable email access.
Exclusion criteria
* systemic or neurological conditions that could alter sensation (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes) * any surgery or fracture within 6 months * blood-clotting disorders or contraindications to pressure and heat stimuli * current pregnancy and requirement for medical clearance to exercise (screened with Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire-Plus PAR-Q+ * not receiving physical therapy or chiropractor treatments for low back pain
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heat Pain Threshold | through study completion, typically 2 weeks | Participants will undergo heat pain threshold. A thermode will be applied to the low back with temperature increasing at 1 degree Celsius per second. Participants will report when the sensation changes from heat to pain and the temperature recorded. |
| Temporal Summation | through study completion, typically 2 weeks | Participants will apply thermode to the bottom of the foot and rate their pain in response to 10 heat pulses peaking at 49 degrees Celsius. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Catastrophizing Scale | through study completion, typically 2 weeks | Participants will complete the pain catastrophizing scale. |
| Five Times Sit to Stand | through study completion, typically 2 weeks | Participants with stand up and sit down from a chair five times. The time to complete this task will be recorded. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTAbigail Anderson Assistant Professor
Outcome results
None listed