The aim was to evaluate the effects of an early intervention of yoga – compared with strength training or evidence-based advice – on sickness absenteeism, sickness presenteeism, back and neck pain and disability among a working population.

• Language: English
• Target / Subjects: 159 participants (18-60 years of age) with predominantly (90%) chronic back and neck pain.
• Author: Elisabeth Björk Brämberg, Gunnar Bergström, Irene Jensen, Jan Hagberg, Lydia Kwak
• Date Published / Reference: Br?mberg et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2017) 18:132
• Covered Diseases: Chronic Back and Neck Pain