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ArticleInternational journal of yoga

Effects of yogic intervention on pain scores and quality of life in females with chronic pelvic pain.

Rahul Saxena, Manish Gupta, Nilima Shankar, Sandhya Jain, Arushi Saxena

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rahul SaxenaDepartment of Physiology, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Manish GuptaDepartment of Physiology, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Nilima ShankarDepartment of Physiology, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Sandhya JainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Arushi SaxenaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
University College of Medical Sciences · INGuru Teg Bahadur Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextChronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common condition of women of the reproductive age group. It has a negative impact on a woman's personal health and quality of life (QOL). Practicing yoga has shown numerous benefits in various chronic painful conditions.

aimTo study the effects of yogic intervention on pain scores and quality of life in females of reproductive age group with CPP, on conventional therapy. SETTINGS AND

designIt is a follow-up, randomized case-control study done in a tertiary care hospital. SUBJECTS AND

methodsSixty female patients of CPP in the age group of 18-45 years were randomly divided into Group I ( STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Repeated measure ANOVA followed by Tukey's test.

resultsAfter 8 weeks of yogic intervention, Group II patients showed a significant decrease in intensity of pain seen by a decrease in VAS score (

conclusionsThe practice of yoga causes a reduction in the pain intensity and improves the quality of life in patients with chronic pelvic pain.

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Chronic pelvic painpain scoresquality of lifeWorld Health Organization quality of life-BREFyoga

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PMID28149062
PMCPMC5225749
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