Mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy intervention reduces pain severity and sensitivity in opioid-treated chronic low back pain: Pilot findings from a randomized controlled trial

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1865-1881

  Zgierska, Aleksandra E ^a   Burzinski, Cindy A ^a   Cox, Jennifer ^a   Kloke, John ^a   Stegner, Aaron ^b,c   Cook, Dane B ^b,c   Singles, Janice ^a   Mirgain, Shilagh ^a   Coe, Christopher L ^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 PRAHS Clinical Research Company Lifetree   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Low Back Pain; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Long Term Opioid Therapy; Mindfulness Meditation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MINDFULNESS; NOCICEPTION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN SEVERITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX RATIO; THERMAL STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HEAT; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85016269928     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw006     Document Type: Article

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