Mindfulness meditation use in chronic pain treatment in rural Australia: Pitfalls and potential - A case report.
Michael Eric Russell Bishop, Mohammad Hamiduzzaman, Arron Sam Veltre
Journal of neurosciences in rural practice January 1, 2023 DOI: 10.25259/JNRP-2022-4-7 via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractMindfulness, a state of non-judgmental awareness often cultivated through meditation, is increasingly used to treat chronic pain despite mixed research results and study quality issues. This report describes a rural hospital patient in New South Wales whose quality of life was severely affected by chronic pain.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 1 |
| Population | Patient admitted to a rural hospital in New South Wales with chronic pain |
| Intervention | Mindfulness meditation |
| Keywords | Aging Behavioral neurology Pain |
| Citations | 5 |
| Key finding | Mindfulness meditation is an emerging treatment strategy for chronic pain, illustrated by a case of a patient whose quality of life was severely impacted. |
Abstract
Mindfulness is a state of awareness characterized by open and non-judgmental recognition of thoughts and sensations and an ability to resist the usual wandering of an individual's attention. Usually achieved by meditation, mindfulness is recognized as a treatment for chronic pain. Evidence, thus far, has been characterized by poor quality trials and mixed results, but a growing body of research is further investigating its effectiveness. Despite inconclusive evidence, the inherent difficulties of mindfulness research, and problems of accessibility in rural settings, mindfulness meditation is an emerging treatment strategy for many chronic pain patients. This report presents the case of a patient admitted to a rural hospital in New South Wales, whose quality of life was severely impacted by chronic pain.