The effect of mindful attention training for pain modulation capacity: Exploring the mindfulness–pain link
| Autor: | Katherine Bercovitz, Ruth Defrin, Ellen J. Langer, Noga Tsur, Chiara S. Haller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pain modulation
050103 clinical psychology medicine.medical_specialty Mindfulness 05 social sciences Chronic pain Pain Dysfunctional family Attention training medicine.disease 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences Clinical Psychology 0302 clinical medicine Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Conditioned pain modulation Intervention (counseling) medicine Physical therapy Humans Attention 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Psychology. 77:896-909 |
| ISSN: | 1097-4679 0021-9762 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jclp.23063 |
| Popis: | Objective Mindfulness has been shown to be beneficial for chronic pain. The underlying mechanisms of the mindfulness-pain link, however, are yet to be established. Particularly, the effects of mindfulness on pain modulation, which is shown to be dysfunctional among chronic pain patients, barely has been tested. This study investigated whether a short mindful attention training based on Langerian mindfulness mitigates reductions in pain modulation. Method Systemic quantitative-somatosensory testing of conditioned pain modulation (CPM) was conducted in 60 undergraduates, who were randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) Pain-specific mindful attention training; (2) nonspecific mindful attention training; and (3) no mindful attention training. CPM was tested before and after the intervention. Results As hypothesized, a reduction in CPM magnitude was observed only in the control group, whereas this reduction was abolished in the two mindfulness groups. Conclusions Langerian mindfulness may mitigate pain modulation reduction as observed in chronic pain, thus shedding light on its potential advantages. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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