Theoretical Foundations of Pain Disorders and Unconsciousness: A Narrative Review

Background and Objective Pain is one of the most common health problems that force people to seek treatment. It not only can cause discomfort, but also leads to severe, painful, and other consequences and affect a person’s life. For this reason, relief and pain control measures are the most important priorities for these people. This study aims to review the studies on the mindfulness-based therapies used separately or in combination with other medical methods for treating chronic pain. Materials & Methods This is a narrative review study from February to June 2023 on the related articles by searching in databases such as MagIran, SID, Google Scholar, and PubMed using the keywords pain, pain disorders, and mindfulness. By applying inclusion and exclusion criteria and removing duplicates, 15 articles were finally reviewed.

Results: Out of 15 studies, 13 studies were conducted in Iran, of which 2 were qualitative studies. The findings showed that mindfulness-based interventions are effective in reducing pain intensity and improving pain management in people with chronic pain.

Conclusion: Mindfulness-based interventions can reduce pain by behavior modification and using cognitive therapies.