One of the largest and most significant yoga research trials – robust and rigorous with multiple published papers – University of York (York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, UK) / Arthritis Research UK / Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs (YHLB) programme
The two yoga teacher/therapists who were consultants and trial management steering group members for the original University of York research trial, set up this website and not-for-profit social enterprise. They acknowledged that this randomised control trial had taken yoga research ‘up a level’. Since the original research, we continue to evaluate and assess the performance of the programme – performance is consistent and outcomes have improved in all cohort case studies comparative to the original trial findings.
Our Research – 5 Published Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs Papers
Our University of York / Arthritis Research UK rigorous randomized control trial using the specific ‘Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs’ (YHLB Yoga) programme resulted in 5 published papers =
Protocol (CTCP 2011)
Pilot (CTCP 2011)
Efficacy/Effectiveness Results (Annals of Internal Medicine 2011)
Economic Evaluation / Cost-Effectiveness (Spine Journal 2012)
Compliance Results (Physiotherapy Journal 2012).
100s of Citations
Our research papers have been cited in well over 350 other scientific papers and articles.
Reviews Mentioning our Research
Our YHLB / University of York / Arthritis Research UK randomised control trial contributed significantly to the body of ‘yoga for improving back pain’ research. Therefore the ‘Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs’ (H. Tilbrook et al and LH Chuang et al) published papers and findings all feature strongly in multiple Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis published papers. Here are a few –
Cochrane Review on Yoga and Low Back Pain (2017)
NICE Guidelines on Managing Low Back Pain with or without Sciatica (2016)
‘Yoga for functional ability, pain and psychosocial outcomes in musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysisâWard L1, Stebbings S, Cherkin D, Baxter GD. Musculoskeletal Care. 2013 Dec; 11(4):203-17.
âA systematic review and meta-analysis of yoga for low back pain.â Cramer H1, Lauche R, Haller H, Dobos G. Clin J Pain. 2013 May; 29(5):450-60.;
âYoga as a Treatment for Low Back Pain: A Review of the Literature.â Erik J. Groessl Marisa Sklar and Douglas Chang. âYoga for Chronic Low Back Pain: New Evidence in 2011â. Groessl EJ 2012. J Yoga Phys Therapy 2:e108. (http://omicsonline.org/2157-7595/2157-7595-2-e108.php
Click here for a list of  Research Evidence for Specialised Yoga for Chronic lbp Oct2014
Yoga Research, Powerpoints, Outcome Evaluations & Case Studies –Â
Find these on this website – Case Studies, Outcome Evaluations, Powerpoints, Presentations ++ page.