Benefits of the Restorative Exercise and Strength Training for Operational Resilience and Excellence Yoga Program for Chronic Lower Back Pain in Service Members: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial

Publication date: Available online 14 September 2017
Source:Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Author(s): Krista Beth Highland, Audrey Schoomaker, Winifred Rojas, Josh Suen, Ambareen Ahmed, Zhiwei Zhang, Sarah Fink Carlin, Christian Calilung, Michael Kent, Chester Buckenmaier
ObjectiveTo examine the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of an individualized yoga program.DesignPilot randomized control trial.SettingMilitary medical center.ParticipantsPatients (N=68) with chronic LBP.InterventionsRestorative Exercise and Strength Training for Operational Resilience and Excellence (RESTORE) program (9-12 individual yoga sessions) or treatment-as-usual (control) for 8-week period.Main Outcome MeasuresThe primary outcome was past 24-hour pain scores (Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale). Secondary outcomes included disability (Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire), physical functioning, and symptom burden (Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 subscales). Assessment occurred at baseline, Week 4, Week 8, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up. Exploratory outcomes included the proportion of participants in each group reporting clinically meaningful changes at 3-month and 6-month follow-ups.ResultsGeneralized linear mixed models with sequential Bonferroni-corrected pairwise significance tests and chi-square analyses examined longitudinal outcomes. Secondary outcome significance tests were Bonferroni-adjusted for multiple outcome tests. The RESTORE group reported improved pain, compared to the control group. Secondary outcomes did not retain significance after Bonferroni-adjustments for multiple outcomes. Though, a greater proportion RESTORE participants reported clinically-meaningfully changes in all outcome at 3-month follow-up and symptom burden at 6-month follow-up.ConclusionRESTORE may be a viable non-pharmacologic approach to LBP with minimal side effects and research efforts are needed to compare effectiveness of RESTORE delivery formats (e.g., group versus individual) or to other treatment modalities.



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