Effect of Selected Yoga Interventions on Psycho-Physiological Function in IT Professionals with Chronic Back Pain - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Chinnasamy Vignesh; Navaraj Chelliah Jesus Rajkumar; Masilamani Elayaraja; Hemantajit Gogoi; Karuppasamy Govindasamy

doi:10.15391/prrht.2024-9(4).06

Authors

Chinnasamy Vignesh Department of Yoga, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2129-6941
Navaraj Chelliah Jesus Rajkumar Department of Yoga, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7581-5613
Masilamani Elayaraja Department of Physical Education and Sports, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0022-961X
Hemantajit Gogoi Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3403-1724
Karuppasamy Govindasamy Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3019-5545

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15391/prrht.2024-9(4).06

Keywords:

Yoga, chronic low back pain, health sector, quality of life

Abstract

Abstract

Purpose: This study sought to explore the effects of specific yoga practices on psycho-physiological function in IT professionals suffering from CLBP.

Material and Methods: IT professionals with CLBP (n=83) were randomly allocated to intervention group (n=41) in which they practiced yoga interventions for 12 weeks, while the control group (n=42) received standard care without any special intervention. Pain intensity, quality of life (QoL), chronic pain self-efficacy, and self-efficacy for managing chronic disease were evaluated before and after the 12-week intervention period using the brief pain inventory (BPI), rand 36-item health survey, chronic pain self-efficacy scale (CPSS), and 6-item stanford self-efficacy for managing chronic disease (SSMCD-6) scale. Yoga group participants (n=32) demonstrated significant improvements in pain intensity, QoL, chronic pain self-efficacy, and self-efficacy for managing chronic disease compared to the control group (n=34).

Results: Specifically, the yoga group showed a mean reduction in intensity of pain from 6.8±1.2 to 4.2±1.0 (p<0.001) on the BPI scale, an increment in QoL scores from 45.6±9.3 to 62.4±10.5 (p<0.001), an enhancement in chronic pain self-efficacy from 60.2±8.5 to 78.5±6.7 (p<0.001) on the CPSS, and another enhancement in self-efficacy for managing chronic disease from 25.4 ± 4.6 to 32.8 ± 5.2 (p < 0.001) on the SSMCD-6 scale.

Conclusion: Selected yoga interventions demonstrated favorable effects on psycho-physiological function in IT professionals with CLBP. Integrating these postures into management strategies for CLBP could offer promising outcomes in terms of pain reduction, enhanced quality of life, and improved self-efficacy for pain management. Further research is needed to validate these findings and explore long-term effects.

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