ArticlePsychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy2020
Yoga for warriors: An intervention for veterans with comorbid chronic pain and PTSD.
Article in Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06123065 (Yoga for Warriors), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Yoga for Warriors: A Pilot Study of Feasibility and Efficacy of A Yoga Intervention for Veterans With Comorbid Chronic Pain and PTSD
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Versus Cognitive Processing Therapy for Women Veterans With PTSD Who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma: A Feasibility Study.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association · 2024Trial
- Findings from a pilot study of Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga versus cognitive processing therapy for PTSD related to military sexual trauma among women Veterans.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2022Trial
- Guidance for simultaneous treatment of chronic pain and PTSD: a Delphi study.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Integrating care for chronic pain and PTSD: A qualitative exploration of staff and patient perspectives.Psychological services · 2026Article
- Application of unmanned aerial vehicles in modern battlefields and their impact on post-traumatic stress disorder in military personnel: A review.General psychiatry · 2026Review
- Sleep heart rate predicts next-day pain medication use in posttraumatic stress disorder inpatients.Pain reports · 2026Article
- Complementary and integrative health interventions for PTSD in Veterans and family members: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2026Article
- The COMPASS framework for chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder: navigating the transition from threat to safety through yoga.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Do Contemplative Practices Promote Trauma Recovery? A Narrative Review from 2018 to 2023.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Chronic postoperative pain induces contextual fear extinction dysfunction through hippocampal NMDAR/BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway in mice.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Experiences of Veteran and Civilian Patients in Exploratory Yoga Sessions for Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Study.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2023Article
- Exercise to Reduce Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Veterans.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2022Review
- Enhancing Access to Yoga for Older Male Veterans After Cancer: Examining Beliefs About Yoga.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2021Article
- Teaching Group Yoga-For-Wellness Classes via Video-Based Telehealth: Perspectives From Veterans Health Administration Yoga Teachers.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
- Yoga Plus Mantram Repetition to Reduce Chronic Pain in Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Feasibility Trial.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
- Preferences for and Experiences With Yoga in Appalachian Veterans: A Mixed Method Study.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
- Chronic Pain and Psychiatric Conditions.Complex psychiatryReview
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveComorbid chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common in veterans; this comorbidity is associated with increased severity and poorer prognosis when compared to each outcome alone. Yoga has been shown to be effective for chronic pain and promising for PTSD, but yoga for comorbid pain and PTSD has not been examined. This article offers empirical support for a yoga intervention for comorbid chronic pain and PTSD in a veteran population.
methodResults are presented from a 4-year pilot yoga intervention for comorbid chronic pain and PTSD at a large, urban Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Based on the fear avoidance model of pain, the intervention used a cross-sectional, open-trial design with pre- and postmeasures.
resultsResults indicated trend-level reductions in overall PTSD symptoms, as measured by the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (
conclusionYoga is a feasible and effective intervention for veterans with comorbid chronic pain and PTSD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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