The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation in Managing Chronic Pain: A Mini-Review
Jodan D. Garcia
Journal of Yoga and Physiotherapy April 16, 2019 DOI: 10.19080/jyp.2019.07.555709 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Chronic pain affects an estimated 25.3 million adults in 2012, with chronic regional pain estimated at 20 to 25 percent of the population and chronic widespread pain at 10 percent. The authors state that the etiology of chronic pain is not well understood and that no uniform treatment protocol has been found to treat it. |
Abstract
Chronic pain is an increasingly common diagnosis in society affecting an estimated 25.3 million adults in 2012. Pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as, “An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage” [1] and chronic pain can be defined as pain that is present, “for at least half the days in a 6-month period” or that persists every day for a period of at least three months [2]. Chronic regional pain has been estimated to be present in 20 to 25% of the population and chronic widespread pain in 10% of the population, and patients with one form of chronic pain are more likely to develop another [1]. Despite its widespread prevalence the etiology of chronic pain is not well understood, and there is not a uniform treatment protocol that has been found to treat chronic pain.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |
Citations in the library
Cites 5
- Effects of Tai Chi versus Physical Therapy on Mindfulness in Knee Osteoarthritis. Mindfulness October 2017
- A 13-Weeks Mindfulness Based Pain Management Program Improves Psychological Distress in Patients with Chronic Pain Compared with Waiting List Controls. Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH 2016
- Effects of mindfulness meditation on chronic pain: a randomized controlled trial. Pain Medicine April 2015
- Effectiveness of jyoti meditation for patients with chronic neck pain and psychological distress--a randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of Pain January 2015
- Mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement for chronic pain and prescription opioid misuse: results from an early-stage randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology February 3, 2014