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The aim of this review was to systematically assess and meta-analyze
the effectiveness of yoga in relieving chronic neck pain. METHODS: PubMed/MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, and IndMED were screened through
January 2017 for randomized controlled trials assessing neck pain intensity
and/or neck pain-related disability in chronic neck pain patients. Secondary
outcome measures included quality of life, mood, and safety. Risk of bias was
assessed using the Cochrane tool. RESULTS: Three studies on 188 patients with
chronic non-specific neck pain comparing yoga to usual care were included. Two
studies had overall low risk of bias; and one had high or unclear risk of bias
for several domains. Evidence for short-term effects was found for neck pain
intensity (standardized mean difference (SMD) = -1.28; 95% confidence interval
(CI) = -1.18, -0.75; P < 0.001), neck pain-related disability (SMD = -0.97; 95%
CI = -1.44, -0.50; P < 0.001), quality of life (SMD = 0.57; 95% CI = 0.17, 0.197;
P = 0.005), and mood (SMD = -1.02; 95% CI = -1.38, -0.65; P < 0.001). Effects
were robust against potential methodological bias and did not differ between
different intervention subgroups. In the two studies that included safety data,
no serious adverse events occurred. CONCLUSION:
Yoga has short-term effects on
chronic neck pain, its related disability, quality of life, and mood suggesting
that yoga might be a good treatment option.

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