Challenges faced in the application of mindfulness therapy on chronic pain patients
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia July 1, 2023 DOI: 10.4103/ija.ija_208_22 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based therapies |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | The text reports that chronic pain affects roughly 19.3% of Indian men and 25.2% of Indian women, and that mindfulness-based therapies address cognitive, emotional, and behavioural factors in chronic pain. It states that mindfulness, introduced to pain practice by Kabat-Zinn, has been used for over four decades and is included in American clinical practice guidelines for chronic low back pain, and refers to a prior study by the author introducing mindfulness for Indian chronic pain patients. |
Abstract
Indians have a high prevalence of chronic pain (19.3% among men and 25.2% among women).[1] Mindfulness-based therapies modulate the cognitive, emotional, and behavioural factors related to chronic pain. Mindfulness was introduced into pain practice by Kabat-Zinn in the West and has been helping patients cope with chronic pain for more than four decades.[2] It has secured a place in American clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of chronic low back pain.[3] A recent study by the present author and his associates introduced mindfulness for Indian chronic pain sufferers in a clinical setting.[4]
Citations in the library
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