How Do Mindfulness‐Based and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies Help Adults With Opioid‐Treated Chronic Low Back Pain? A Qualitative Study
Pain Practice October 9, 2026 David Cardona Müller, Eric L Garland, Robert Randolph Edwards et al.
BACKGROUND: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is common and often refractory to existing treatments, necessitating long-term opioid therapy, which has substantial risks. Mindfulness-based (MBT) and cognitive behavioral (CBT) therapies are safe and can be effective for CLBP. AIMS: To better understand how MBT and CBT may help improve opioid-treated CLBP: METHODS: This qualitative study involved a...