Open AccessEffectiveness of mindfulness meditation on pain and quality of life of patients with chronic low back pain
Author(s) -
Sudha Banth,
Maryam Didehdar Ardebil
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6131.158476
Subject(s) - mindfulness based stress reduction , medicine , meditation , mindfulness , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , mindfulness meditation , sitting , chronic pain , intervention (counseling) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , nursing , pathology , philosophy , theology
Recovery of patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) is depended on several physical and psychological factors. Therefore, the authors aimed to examine the efficacy of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) as a mind-body intervention on quality of life and pain severity of female patients with nonspecific chronic LBP (NSCLBP).