A year-long clinical trial showed that both mindfulness-based therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy significantly reduce pain and opioid use in adults with chronic low back pain, with comparable long-term outcomes.
Study: Mindfulness vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain Treated With Opioids: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Image Credit: Sasin Paraska / Shutterstock.com
Both mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) and standard-of-care cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) have been used to for the treatment of adults with refractory chronic low back pain (CLBP). A recent JAMA Network Open study compares the long-term effectiveness of MBT and CBT among adults with opioid-treated CLBP.
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