Table 1 Details of the yoga intervention
From: Heart rate variability in chronic low back pain patients randomized to yoga or standard care
Sl. no. | Type of practice | Duration |
|---|---|---|
1 | Meditation on the Sanskrit syllable, OM | 5 min |
2 | Relaxation ( in Shavasana) | 5 min |
3 | Light exercises and specific yoga postures (asanas) | 25 min |
• Hold and rotate knees in circles (both directions) | ||
• Roll onto one side | ||
• Raise one leg at a time | ||
• Lift the head and shoulders | ||
• Pelvic tilting | ||
• Touch the face to flexed knees (with one leg) | ||
• Supine twist (Supta Matsyendrasana) | ||
• Cobra pose (Bhujangasana) | ||
• Locust pose (Shalabhasana) | ||
• Child pose (Balasana) | ||
4 | Guided relaxation | 10 min |
• Shavasana/yoganidra | ||
5 | Pranayama | |
• Slow breathing | 7 min | |
• Kapalabhati (1 stroke per second, not forcefully) | 3 min | |
6 | Meditation and concluding prayer | 5 min |
Total duration | 60 min | |