Publications by authors named "Bar Judi"

Article Synopsis
  • - Chronic low back pain (CLBP) significantly affects individuals' physical and emotional health, leading to high healthcare costs and reduced productivity, yet there is a gap in adopting recommended nonpharmacologic treatments like yoga in practice.
  • - The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of virtual yoga classes over a wait-list control in reducing CLBP intensity, improving back-related function, enhancing sleep quality, and decreasing pain medication use in adults aged 18 to 64.
  • - Conducted as a 24-week randomized clinical trial with participants receiving 12 weeks of live streamed hatha yoga classes, the main outcomes focused on measuring pain intensity and disability after 12 weeks, with follow-up assessments at 24 weeks to gauge broader impacts.
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Introduction: Given the prevalence and staggering cost of neurological disorders, there is dire need for effective early detection and intervention tools. Emerging evidence suggests that multidisciplinary lifestyle interventions (MLI) may mitigate the risk and progression of neurological disorders. The objectives of this protocol are (1) to test the impact of MLI on the progression of neurological disorders and (2) to identify multi-omic biomarkers for early stages of neurological disease and the impact of MLIs on these biomarkers.

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Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary, nonpharmacological, integrative approach that uses shared medical appointments to improve health-related quality of life and reduce opioid medication use in patients with chronic pain.

Design: This is a retrospective, pre-post review of "Living Well with Chronic Pain" shared medical appointments (August 2016 through May 2018).

Setting: The appointments included eight 3-hour-long visits held once per week at an outpatient wellness facility.

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Objectives: Healthy lifestyle modifications, including weight management, regular physical activity, prudent diet, and stress relief, have been identified as key components of tertiary cancer prevention. In this study, we evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive, lifestyle medicine intervention, Lifestyle 180, on chronic disease risk factors and quality of life in cancer survivors.

Design: Retrospective subgroup analysis of a clinical program.

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