Open AccessDoes a Brief Mindfulness Exercise Improve Outcomes in Upper Extremity Patients? A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Ritsaart F. Westenberg,
Emily L. Zale,
Tessa J. Heinhuis,
Sezai Özkan,
Adam Nazzal,
SangGil Lee,
Neal C. Chen,
AnaMaria Vranceanu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000086
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , anxiety , psychological intervention , mindfulness , distress , visual analogue scale , placebo , pain catastrophizing , physical medicine and rehabilitation , chronic pain , clinical psychology , psychiatry , alternative medicine , surgery , pathology
Mindfulness-based interventions are useful in reducing psychologic distress and pain intensity in patients with chronic pain. However, most mindfulness-based interventions are resource-intensive, lengthy, and not feasible for busy orthopaedic surgical practices.
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