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1. True or false?
A. Yoga is better than conventional therapy
B. A group of 12 people were chosen to test them
C. The result showed that Yoga did not relieve the pain
D. Yoga is an alternative therapy
E. There are a lot of studies in biomedical literature which ad-
vice Yoga as a remedy for the back pain
2. Match the synonyms.
A. chronic
1. research
B. efficacy
2. effectiveness
C. couples
3. ancient
D. old
4. severe
E. literature
5. links
3. Listen and fill the gaps.
A new research in the USA suggests Yoga as an old but perfect
therapy for people who suffer from … problems.
A study conducted at the Group Health Cooperative in Wash-
ington studied 101 adults and made them … either a 12-week
course of Yoga or 12 week of standard therapeutic exercise. The
result showed that Yoga not only … the pain but had long last-
ing effects.
An article published in the
Annals of Internal Medicine
stated that
“
Most treatments for chronic low back pain have modest efficacy at
the best.
…
is one of the few proven treatments
(…)
and its effects are
often small. Yoga, which often couples physical exercise with breathing,
is a popular alternative form of mind-body therapy
”.
Patients with back pain may benefit because it not only … exer-
cise but also … the mental state.
Because there are no published studies in … biomedical litera-
ture that advise Yoga as a remedy for back pain, clinical trials to
evaluate its effectiveness has been designed.
4. Answer the following questions.
1. What does a new research suggest in the USA?