Intervention Study of Yoga on Occupational Lower Back Pain Among Nurses

Objective  To assess the effect of yoga on occupational lower back pain among nurses.

Method  Eighty nurses with occupational lower back pain were randomly divided into control group and intervention group, and each group comprising of 40 nurses. The intervention group implemented yoga intervention for 12 weeks, while the control group maintained their own lifestyle. Before intervention and after 6 weeks and 12 weeks of intervention, Visual Analog Scale, Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, and SF-36 life quality scale were used to evaluate the pain, lower back function, and quality of life between the two groups.

Result  After 6 weeks of intervention, the pain, lower back function, as well as physiological function and bodily pain dimensions of quality of life in the intervention group were different from those of the control group (P<0.05). After 12 weeks of intervention, the pain, lower back function, and all dimensions of quality of life of the intervention group were different from those of the control group (P<0.05).

Conclusion  Yoga exercise is beneficial to relieve occupational lower back pain and improve lower back function and quality of life.