Yoga is effective for treating chronic pain in veterans with Gulf War Illness at long-term follow-up

Abstract

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Gulf War Illness (GWI) recommend integrative health approaches such as yoga for relief from symptoms, yet little is known about the long-term efficacy of yoga in reducing symptoms of GWI. Here, we evaluated the long-term efficacy of yoga and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) chronic pain treatment in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 75 Veterans (57 men, 42–71 ± 7.1 years of age) with Gulf War Illness (GWI).

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 13, 2023
Source ID
10.1186/s12906-023-04145-y

Entities

People

  • Danielle Mathersul
  • Jay R. Schulz-heik
  • Louise Mahoney
  • Peter J. Bayley
  • Santiago Allende
  • Timothy J Avery

Organizations

  • Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Mental Health of Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Risk Factors, Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment.