Osteoarthritis and cartilage

Mindfulness is associated with psychological health and moderates pain in knee osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis and cartilage June 2017 A C Lee, W F Harvey, L L Price et al.

Previous studies suggest that higher mindfulness is associated with less pain and depression. However, the role of mindfulness has never been studied in knee osteoarthritis (OA). We evaluate the relationships between mindfulness and pain, psychological symptoms, and quality of life in knee OA. We performed a secondary analysis of baseline data from our randomized comparative trial in...