Flow-Induced Analgesia: A Conceptual Review of Biopsychosocial and Neurobiological Mechanisms of Pain Modulation.
Journal of Pain Research 2025 Vlodeks Gromakovskis, Mārtiņš Gustavs Gūtmanis
Chronic pain remains one of the leading causes of disability worldwide and is strongly influenced by attentional and cognitive-emotional factors such as catastrophizing and hypervigilance. While distraction techniques (eg, virtual reality, music) and mindfulness-based approaches are established adjuncts in pain management, the psychological construct of flow-a state of deep absorption and...