Cognitive and emotional control of pain and its disruption in chronic pain

MC Bushnell, M Čeko, LA Low - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2013 - nature.com
Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent health problems in our modern world, with millions
of people debilitated by conditions such as back pain, headache and arthritis. To address …

A structured literature review on the role of mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating in changing eating behaviours: effectiveness and associated potential …

JM Warren, N Smith, M Ashwell - Nutrition research reviews, 2017 - cambridge.org
The role of mindfulness, mindful eating and a newer concept of intuitive eating in modulating
eating habits is an area of increasing interest. In this structured literature review, a summary …

Mindfulness‐based interventions for obesity‐related eating behaviours: a literature review

GA O'Reilly, L Cook, D Spruijt‐Metz… - Obesity reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Mindfulness‐based interventions (MBIs) targeting eating behaviours have gained popularity
in recent years. A literature review was conducted to determine the effectiveness of MBIs for …

Optimal pain management for patients with cancer in the modern era

BM Scarborough, CB Smith - CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Pain is a common symptom among patients with cancer. Adequate pain assessment and
management are critical to improve the quality of life and health outcomes in this population …

Mindfulness meditation-based pain relief employs different neural mechanisms than placebo and sham mindfulness meditation-induced analgesia

F Zeidan, NM Emerson, SR Farris, JN Ray… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Mindfulness meditation reduces pain in experimental and clinical settings. However, it
remains unknown whether mindfulness meditation engages pain-relieving mechanisms …

Mindfulness meditation–based pain relief: a mechanistic account

F Zeidan, DR Vago - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Pain is a multidimensional experience that involves interacting sensory, cognitive, and
affective factors, rendering the treatment of chronic pain challenging and financially …

Rapid changes in histone deacetylases and inflammatory gene expression in expert meditators

P Kaliman, MJ Alvarez-Lopez, M Cosín-Tomás… - …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background A growing body of research shows that mindfulness meditation can alter neural,
behavioral and biochemical processes. However, the mechanisms responsible for such …

Effects of a mindfulness intervention on sports‐anxiety, pessimism, and flow in competitive cyclists

J Scott‐Hamilton, NS Schutte… - … Psychology: Health and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background This study investigated whether mindfulness training increases athletes'
mindfulness and flow experience and decreases sport‐specific anxiety and sport‐specific …

Future directions in meditation research: Recommendations for expanding the field of contemplative science

C Vieten, H Wahbeh, BR Cahn, K MacLean, M Estrada… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The science of meditation has grown tremendously in the last two decades. Most studies
have focused on evaluating the clinical effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions …

Is neuroplasticity in the central nervous system the missing link to our understanding of chronic musculoskeletal disorders?

R Pelletier, J Higgins, D Bourbonnais - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2015 - Springer
Background Musculoskeletal rehabilitative care and research have traditionally been guided
by a structural pathology paradigm and directed their resources towards the structural …