Experiences of Veteran and Civilian Patients in Exploratory Yoga Sessions for Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Study

Abstract: Background: Yoga integrates all aspects of self, with biological, mental, intellectual, and spiritual elements. The practice of yoga aligns with the biopsychosocial …

Yoga versus education for veterans with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract: Background: Yoga is effective for chronic low back pain (cLBP) in civilians but understudied among Veterans. Objective: Determine whether yoga is more effectivethan an …

Yoga plus mantram repetition to reduce chronic pain in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: A feasibility trial

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to report chronic pain than veterans without PTSD. Yoga has been shown to reduce both …

Trauma center trauma-sensitive yoga versus cognitive processing therapy for women Veterans with PTSD who experienced military sexual trauma: A feasibility study

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common sequela to military sexual trauma (MST) among women veterans. Yoga has shown promise in research examining …

Findings from a Pilot Study of Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Versus Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD Related to Military Sexual Trauma Among Women Veterans

Abstract: The study objective was to explore the preliminary efficacy of trauma-sensitive yoga compared to cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for women Veterans with posttraumatic …

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Women Veterans who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma: Interim Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract: The objective of the study is to conduct an interim analysis of data collected from an ongoing multisite randomized controlled trial (RCT) assessing the effectiveness of …

Yoga for veterans and military personnel: in conversation with David Venus

Abstract: David Venus, a former physical training instructor in the Royal Marine Corps, now works as a full-time movement therapist and yoga instructor. Audrey Reeves, an …

Psychological Flexibility and Set-Shifting Among Veterans Participating in a Yoga Program: A Pilot Study

Abstract: Trauma-focused psychotherapies do not meet the needs of all veterans. Yoga shows some potential in reducing stress and perhaps even PTSD in veterans, although little is …

Military-Tailored Yoga for Veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Abstract: Among veterans of post-9/11 conflicts, estimates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) range from 9% shortly after returning from deployment to 31% a year after …

Kripalu Yoga for Military Veterans With PTSD: A Randomized Trial

Abstarct: This randomized controlled trial of yoga for military veterans and active duty personnel with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) evaluated the efficacy of a 10-week …

Yoga and Canadian Armed Forces members' well-being: an analysis based on select physiological and psychological measures

Abstract: Introduction: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric illness that may develop following a traumatic event or a situation involving the threat of death or …

Multi-Component Yoga Breath Program for Vietnam Veteran Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract: Objective: It is appropriate to acknowledge that despite treatment, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) continually debilitates many Vietnam veterans. Although …