For adults with chronic low-back pain, two mind and body
practices―mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and
cognitive-behavioral therapy―resulted in greater improvement in pain and
functional limitation compared to usual care. The randomized study,
which was funded by NCCIH and conducted in the Group Health Cooperative
system in Washington State and the University of Washington, appears in
the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read more.
Watch a video about the NCCIH-funded research on pain.
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