Mindfulness meditation for chronic pain: systematic review and meta-analysis

L Hilton, S Hempel, BA Ewing, E Apaydin… - Annals of behavioral …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Chronic pain patients increasingly seek treatment through mindfulness
meditation. Purpose This study aims to synthesize evidence on efficacy and safety of …

Effects of mindfulness meditation on chronic pain: a randomized controlled trial

P la Cour, M Petersen - Pain Medicine, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective This randomized controlled clinical trial investigated the effects of mindfulness
meditation on chronic pain. Design A total of 109 patients with nonspecific chronic pain were …

Does mindfulness improve outcomes in patients with chronic pain? Systematic review and meta-analysis

FLM Bawa, SW Mercer, RJ Atherton, F Clague… - British Journal of …, 2015 - bjgp.org
Background Chronic pain and its associated distress and disability are common reasons for
seeking medical help. Patients with chronic pain use primary healthcare services five times …

Does mindfulness meditation improve chronic pain? A systematic review

EF Ball, ENSM Sharizan, G Franklin… - Current Opinion in …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
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Obstetrics and Gynecology Does mindfulness meditation improve chronic pain? A …

Mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain: Evidence and applications

MH Majeed, AA Ali, DM Sudak - Asian journal of psychiatry, 2018 - Elsevier
Chronic pain is estimated to occur in from 5.5% to 33% of the world's adult population
(Gureje et al., 1998). Chronic pain is frequently treated with opiates, which has produced an …

Mindfulness meditation for primary headache pain: a meta-analysis

Q Gu, JC Hou, XM Fang - Chinese medical journal, 2018 - mednexus.org
Background: Several studies have reported that mindfulness meditation has a potential
effect in controlling headaches, such as migraine and tension-type headache; however, its …

Mindfulness meditation–based pain relief: a mechanistic account

F Zeidan, DR Vago - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Pain is a multidimensional experience that involves interacting sensory, cognitive, and
affective factors, rendering the treatment of chronic pain challenging and financially …

Mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain: a systematic review of the evidence

A Chiesa, A Serretti - The journal of alternative and complementary …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: Chronic pain is a common disabling illness that does not completely respond to
current medical treatments. As a consequence, in recent years many alternative …

Comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction and multidisciplinary intervention programs for chronic pain: a randomized comparative trial

SYS Wong, FWK Chan, RLP Wong… - The Clinical journal …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Research suggests that an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
program (a structured form of meditation) might be effective in the treatment of various health …

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for treating chronic pain a systematic review and meta-analysis

JH Pei, T Ma, RL Nan, HX Chen, YB Zhang… - Psychology, Health & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic pain is a significant public health problem with emotional and disabling factors,
which may not completely respond to current medical treatments such as opioids. The …