Mindfulness Meditation-Based Intervention Is Feasible, Acceptable, and Safe for Chronic Low Back Pain Requiring Long-Term Daily Opioid Therapy

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 610-620

  Zgierska, Aleksandra E ^a   Burzinski, Cindy A ^a   Cox, Jennifer ^a   Kloke, John ^a   Singles, Janice ^a   Mirgain, Shilagh ^a   Stegner, Aaron ^b,c   Cook, Dane B ^b,c   Bačkonja, Miroslav ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d Lifetree Clinical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; CHRONIC PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84983372085     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2015.0314     Document Type: Article

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