Pain MedicineMarch 25, 2026Lorena S Nunes, Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez, Benjamin C. Nephew et al.
Dear Editor, Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is increasingly prevalent across populations and ages.1 Low back pain is currently the leading cause of disability worldwide.2 Beyond widespread effects on individual functioning and well-being, the financial,3 psychological,4 and social5 implications of cLBP are vast. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is effective in decreasing various pain...
Chronic pain is one of the most common drivers of healthcare utilization and a marked domain for health disparities, as African American/Black populations experience high rates of chronic pain. Integrative Medical Group Visits (IMGV) combine mindfulness techniques, evidence-based integrative medicine, and medical group visits. In a parent randomized controlled trial, this approach was tested as...
Akshit Soota, Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez, Benjamin C. Nephew et al.
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ABSTRACT Millions of people each year suffer from chronic low back pain (cLBP), which adversely affects their physical and mental health. While non-pharmacological interventions such as mindfulness are known to be effective in treating cLBP, not all patients experience the same benefit. Determining who these treatments might work best for is difficult, as there are no reliable predictors of the...