Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
January 1, 2026
Mario I Lumbreras-Marquez, Asimina Lazaridou, Diego Villela-Franyutti et al.
Labor epidural placement can cause significant procedural anxiety for patients. Behavioral interventions, such as mindful meditation, can effectively reduce anxiety, including during pregnancy. This study aimed to assess the impact of a 10-minute mindful meditation session on anxiety and pain during labor epidural placement. Pregnant women were recruited and randomized into 2 groups: A...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
November 1, 2024
Diana J. Burgess, Collin M Calvert, Ann Bangerter et al.
3 citations
Although mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are widely used in clinical and nonclinical settings, there has been little systematic study of their potential risks. To address this gap, we examined differences in psychological and physical worsening among participants in the usual care and intervention conditions of a 3-group, randomized pragmatic trial (Learning to Apply Mindfulness to Pain...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
September 1, 2024
Jeongsoo Kim, Hangaram Kim, Jae Eun Kim et al.
1 citation
To investigate the predictive value of thoracic sympathetic ganglion block (TSGB) in response to ketamine infusion therapy (KIT) and spinal-cord stimulation (SCS) in patients with chronic upper-extremity pain including complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Retrospective. Tertiary hospital single-center. Patients who underwent TSGB receiving KIT or SCS within a 3-year window. Positive TSGB...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
August 2, 2024
Jeremy P Steen, Vivek Kannan, Abdullah Zaidi et al.
15 citations
Fibromyalgia is a chronic and disabling condition that presents management challenges for both patients and healthcare providers. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize current evidence on the effectiveness and safety of mind-body therapies in the treatment and/or management of fibromyalgia. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, AMED, and CINAHL databases from their inception...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
May 3, 2024
Mayumi Oguchi, Michael K Nicholas, Ali Asghari et al.
9 citations
As psychologically based interventions have been shown to have clinical utility for adults with chronic pain generally, a similar benefit might be expected in the management of chronic neuropathic pain (NeuP). However, to date, this has not been established, with existing systematic reviews on this topic being hampered by the scarcity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). This review aimed to...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
September 30, 2022
Ting-Han Lin, Ka-Wai Tam, Yu-Ling Yang et al.
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is among the most common types of pain in adults. Currently, injections and analgesic and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are often provided for patients with CLBP. However, their effectiveness remains questionable, and the safest approach to CLBP remains debated. Meditation-based therapies constitute an alternative treatment with high potential for widespread...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
November 26, 2021
Mohammed M Faraj, Nina M Lipanski, Austin Morales et al.
Standard of care for opioid use disorder (OUD) includes medication and counseling. However, there is an unmet need for complementary approaches to treat OUD patients coping with pain; furthermore, few studies have probed neurobiological features of pain or its management during OUD treatment. This preliminary study examines neurobiological and behavioral effects of a virtual reality-based...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
February 23, 2021
Anna M. Polaski, A. Phelps, Thomas J. Smith et al.
OBJECTIVE This pilot trial examined the effects of a combined intervention of mindfulness meditation followed by aerobic walking exercise compared with a control condition in chronic low back pain patients. We hypothesized that meditation before exercise would reduce disability, pain, and anxiety by increasing mindfulness prior to physical activity compared with an audiobook control group....
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
February 9, 2021
Melissa A Day, Natasha Matthews, Jason B. Mattingley et al.
OBJECTIVE Psychological treatments for chronic low back pain (CLBP) are effective. However, limited research has investigated their neurophysiological mechanisms. This study examined electroencephalography- (EEG-) assessed brain oscillation changes as potential mechanisms of cognitive therapy (CT), mindfulness-meditation (MM), and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for CLBP. The a...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
December 1, 2020
Diana J. Burgess, Roni Evans, K. Allen et al.
BACKGROUND Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are evidence-based nonpharmacological treatments for treating chronic pain. However, the predominant MBI, mindfulness-based stress reduction, has features that pose significant implementation barriers. OBJECTIVES This study will test two approaches to delivering MBIs for improving Veterans' chronic pain and mental health comorbidities. These two...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
October 1, 2020
Michael P Berry, Jacqueline Lutz, Zev Schuman-Olivier et al.
Self-compassion meditation, which involves compassion toward the self in moments of suffering, shows promise for improving pain-related functioning, but its underlying mechanisms are unknown. This longitudinal, exploratory pilot study investigated the effects of a brief (eight contact hours, two weeks of home practice) self-compassion training on pain-related brain processing in chronic low...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
September 8, 2020
Carrie E Brintz, Isabel Roth, Keturah R Faurot et al.
OBJECTIVE The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program is effective at improving chronic pain outcomes, but the time demand hinders participation. This preliminary study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and potential effects of providing an abbreviated mindfulness program for patients with chronic pain. DESIGN A single-arm, mixed-methods, pre-post intervention study. SETTING An...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
September 1, 2016
K. Maskell, Michael Bailey, S. R. Rose
Dear Editor, Methoxetamine (MXE) is a non-scheduled arylcyclohexylamine drug of abuse with clinical effects similar to ketamine or phencyclidine [1]. We report a case of MXE toxicity after self-medicating for treatment of chronic foot pain. A 29-year-old man was brought to the emergency department (ED) for altered mental status. He was apprehended by police after running into the street and...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
December 1, 2014
Mark P Jensen, Leslie H Sherlin, Felipe Fregni et al.
The objective of this study was to examine the associations between baseline electroencephalogram (EEG)-assessed brain oscillations and subsequent response to four neuromodulatory treatments. Based on available research, we hypothesized that baseline theta oscillations would prospectively predict response to hypnotic analgesia. Analyses involving other oscillations and the other treatments...
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
November 2009
Natalia E Morone, Bruce L Rollman, Charity G Moore et al.
Determine the impact of an 8-week mindfulness meditation program on disability, psychological function, and pain severity in community-dwelling older adults with chronic low back pain, and to test the education control program for feasibility. Randomized controlled trial. Participants. Forty community-dwelling older adults with moderate low back pain or greater for at least the previous 3...