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Mindfulness-Based Interventions Delivered via Telehealth Improved Pain and Well-Being Among People with Chronic Pain

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PainRelief.com Interview with:
Diana Burgess, PhD
Director of the VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Health Services Research
CCDOR: Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research
Director of the VA QUERI Complementary and Integrative Health Evaluation Center (CIHEC)
Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota

PainRelief.com: What is the background for this study?

Response: Mindfulness is being aware and paying attention in a kind, non-judgmental way, to what is happening in the present moment. Mindfulness-based interventions teach people mindfulness skills, through a variety of practices, such as meditation and mindful movement. Although mindfulness interventions are evidence-based treatment for chronic pain and conditions that often accompany pain, like anxiety and depression, many MBIs are difficult to implement at scale in healthcare systems as they require trained mindfulness instructors, dedicated space and pose barriers to patients due to the time commitment involved. We wanted to develop MBIs that were relatively low resource, scalable and more accessible for patients. 

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Walking is Free – And It Might Help to Prevent Knee Pain

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PainRelief.com Interview with:
Grace H. Lo, MD MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Chief of Rheumatology and
Investigator at the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX.

Grace Hsiao-Wei Lo
Dr. Grace Hsiao-Wei Lo

PainRelief.com:  What is the background for this study? 

Response: To conduct this study, we used data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative, a research endeavor that has been funded by the NIH and pharma partners for many years.

Our study including people age 50 and older who have signs of osteoarthritis in their knees.

When we looked at those who did not have regular knee pain at the beginning of the study, those who walked for exercise were LESS likely to develop regular knee pain compared to those who do not walk.  

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