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Offering hope for those wishing to learn how to help themselves. Empowering people to improve their long-term comfort, health & well-being.

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Do You Have Back Pain?

Yoga Back-Care Course - Back pain?

Help yourself to improved long-term comfort, health and well-being

Back Pain

Healthcare Professional / Public Health

Why signpost to this evidence-based yoga self-management programme? (PHE listed)


Healthcare

Workplace / HR Professional

Life-long self-help tool-kit with proven 70% reduction in absenteeism

Workplace Tool Kit

Yoga Teachers

YHLB Teacher Training locations and details


Teacher Training

YHLB Resources

Resources Pack, Relaxation Audio Tracks, Book, Educational resources used in YHLB research

Resources

Case Studies & Research

Research, Case Studies, Evaluations, Posters & other back pain related yoga research

Case Studies

Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs (YHLB) is a not-for
profit social enterprise. Thanks for your support and interest.

 

About YHLB

  • Educational social enterprise.
  • Supported by charity Versus Arthritis (formerly Arthritis Research UK).
  • YHLB Yoga used successfully in large randomised control trial led by York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, funded by Arthritis Research UK (now Versus Arthritis).
  • Public Health England list this specific yoga programme as one of 7 evidence-based innovative interventions that would be likely to offer those commissioning/ offering it a good return on investment (PHE MSK ROI report and tool can be found online).

Yoga for Back Pain

‘Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs’ (YHLB) Evidence-based Specialised Programme is:

  • 12-class specialised back-care course taught over 3-4 months
  • Gentle, beginner-friendly, mind-body group classes
  • Cost-saving, health-promotional, life-long treatment option for a costly, prevalent and long-term condition
  • Offers substantial benefits to general public / individuals, communities, NHS, employers, Public Health, healthy living / prevention / self-management schemes, +++.
  • Workplace cost-effectiveness evidence (Spine Journal).
  • Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs Training. We support and train already-qualified and experienced yoga teachers in how to deliver the specific quality-assured YHLB programme, whilst uniquely keeping to the strong evidence-base.  Nationally, we are approved by the yoga governing body for Sport England and Sports & Recreation Alliance, the British Wheel of Yoga, as a Recognized Centre of Excellence for Training and Standards.  To find one of our 300+ self-employed YHLB qualified teachers, go to our ‘Find a Teacher’ page.
  • The lead yoga teaching consultants on the original research trial management team wish to share this information – thank you for telling others about our website and courses.
Research conducted in the UK by:
York Trials Unit Logo
University of York
Research funded by:
Arthritis Research