European journal of pain (London, England)
May 1, 2026
Cynthia Harbeck-Weber, Sammy T Murad, Neha Ramachandran et al.
Despite growing interest in mindfulness-based interventions for adolescents with chronic pain, the data have not been systematically summarized. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analyses to estimate the effect of mindfulness-based interventions on pain intensity, catastrophizing, acceptance and interference; functioning, quality of life, and anxiety and depression in youth with chronic...
European journal of pain (London, England)
May 1, 2026
Michael M Morgan, Christa M Hickey
Many people use cannabis to self-medicate for pain. Little is known about the impact of pain on tolerance and spontaneous withdrawal to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinal (THC), the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis. Our previous research with the opioid morphine suggests persistent pain will increase the magnitude and duration of THC withdrawal. Male and female Sprague-Dawley rats were...
European journal of pain (London, England)
April 1, 2026
Edward Walsh, Kayleigh Hart, Bettina Forster
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on pain severity, quality of life, pain catastrophising, and depression for people living with Fibromyalgia (FM) at short and long term follow up. MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, ClinicalTrials.gov, WHO Trial Registry, CINAHL and PsychInfo were searched from inception to December 2025 for...
European journal of pain (London, England)
2026
Michelle Hamani, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade, Lisandra Stein Bernardes
The perception and assessment of foetal pain remains a contentious topic due to challenges in evaluating and detecting non-verbal behaviours. While it is widely accepted that newborns experience pain, measured through validated behavioural scales, debate persists regarding the onset of pain perception during intrauterine development. We reviewed the available literature to prepare a position...
European journal of pain (London, England)
February 1, 2025
Elena Robles, Iván Blanco, Gustavo Díez et al.
4 citations
This study examines the effects of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on psychological measures and attentional patterns to pain stimuli, using eye-tracking methods, in individuals with chronic pain. Thirty-two participants with chronic pain and no prior mindfulness experience were randomly assigned to an experimental group or a waiting list group. Both groups completed...
European journal of pain (London, England)
September 2011
Alexander Hänsel, Bigna Lenggenhager, Roland Von Känel et al.
Pain and the conscious mind (or the self) are experienced in our body. Both are intimately linked to the subjective quality of conscious experience. Here, we used virtual reality technology and visuo-tactile conflicts in healthy subjects to test whether experimentally induced changes of bodily self-consciousness (self-location; self-identification) lead to changes in pain perception. We found...
European journal of pain (London, England)
October 2005
Ryusuke Kakigi, Hiroki Nakata, Koji Inui et al.
We recorded magnetoencephalography (MEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) following noxious laser stimulation in a Yoga Master who claims not to feel pain when meditating. As for background MEG activity, the power of alpha frequency bands peaking at around 10 Hz was much increased during meditation over occipital, parietal and temporal regions, when compared with the...