NPR (11/11, Aubrey) reports on a review study published in JAMA Internal Medicine that examined the efficacy of “mind-body interventions” on chronic pain. The researchers reviewed “60 studies that included about 6,400 participants” that “evaluated a range of strategies, including meditation, guided imagery, hypnosis and cognitive behavioral therapy.” Eric Garland, a professor at the University of Utah and one of the study’s authors, said, “Mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy and clinical hypnosis appear to be the most useful for reducing pain.”
Related Links:
— “Meditation Reduced The Opioid Dose She Needs To Ease Chronic Pain By 75%, “Allison Aubrey, NPR, November 11, 2019