The effect of yoga on balance, fatigue, depression, sleep quality, muscle strength, pain and quality of life in women with multiple sclerosis experiencing low back pain

This study was planned to investigate the effects of yoga on balance, fatigue, depression, sleep quality, muscle strength, pain and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis who have low back pain. 20 people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis were randomly divided into two groups of 10 people (yoga and control). Before treatment in both groups; with Berg Balance Scale for balance status, Epworth Sleep Scale for sleep quality, fatigue status with Fatigue Severity Scale, depression assessment with Beck Depression Scale, muscle strength with 5 Repetition Sit and Stand Test, pain assessment with Visual Analog Scale, for assessment of low back pain The Quebec Low Back Pain Disability Scale and the assessment of quality of life were evaluated with the EQ-5D-3L General Quality of Life Scale, and traditional physiotherapy treatment was applied to the control group, while a yoga program consisting of certain asanas was created in addition to the traditional physiotherapy treatment for the yoga group. Traditional physiotherapy sessions were applied to the control group for 8 weeks, 2 sessions a week, and for the yoga group, in addition to traditional physiotherapy, 16 sessions of yoga program were created, 2 days a week for 8 weeks. After the treatments, in the yoga group; While differences in muscle strength, depression, sleep quality, quality of life, pain, low back pain and fatigue were found to be significant, the differences between fatigue and sleep quality assessment were significant in the comparison between groups (p <0.05). It has been observed that yoga intervention applied in patients with Multiple Sclerosis is more effective than traditional physiotherapy exercise programs. However, these results need to be confirmed by future studies.