Background
sleep difficulties, headaches, fatigue, chronic multisymptom illness, gastrointestinal disturbances, skin abnormalities, mood and cognitive impairments
CHRONIC PAIN
Veterans from the First Gulf War Era (1990–1991) frequently present with a chronic multisymptom illness known as Gulf War Illness (GWI) that manifests as myriad symptoms, ranging from widespread chronic pain, headaches, sleep difficulties, fatigue, mood and cognitive impairments, to respiratory issues, gastrointestinal disturbances, and skin abnormalities [There are currently few effective treatments for GWI. A 2019 review of GWI treatments [Similar conclusions regarding available treatments for GWI were reached by the VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of chronic multisymptom illness [We recently published an RCT examining yoga as a treatment for GWI which to our knowledge was the first such study [