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RELIMINARY

By: John Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.

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 Training in mindfulness or awareness meditation      Serves as major self-regulatory activity Used as an “net” for patients Based on development of internal resources of patients Alternative to traditional methods Self-regulation is promoted and learned via the directed attention characteristic of mindfulness

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ONCENTRATION

 Transcendental Meditation- involves the restriction of attention to a single point or object, commonly a mantra, the experience of breathing, or a visual object and holding it in the mind for extended periods of time.

 Mantra- mental sound  Based on Indian philosphy

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INDFULNESS MEDITATION

 Mindful Meditation- characterized by the specialized use of attention and careful self observation      Emphasizes the detached Concentration on one primary object until attention is stable Allows field of attention to expand to include all physical and mental events exactly as they occur

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No event is considered a distraction No mental event is allotted relative or absolute value

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AIN  Pain is the result of the functioning of a normally adaptive neurological pathway.

  Chronic Pain- non-adaptive function  Imposes severe emotional, physical, and economic stress Three interactions of pain experience  Sensory-discriminative   Motivational affective Cognitive- interpretative

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ONTROL THEORY  Psychophysiologicial model for explaining the modulating effects that higher nervous system behaviors can have on perception and interpretation of pain.

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EDITATION   Meditation practice often accompanied by pain.

Pain in meditation periods resemble chronic pain.  Traditional meditation articles offer recommendations for achieving detachment   Mindfulness requires focusing on unpleasant and painful sensations and discourages efforts to escape De-conditioning of alarm reaction

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TUDY   Used mindfulness meditation as the basis for a self-regulation strategy for chronic pain patients Uncoupling hypothesis- detaching the sensory component of pain from the affective and cognitive dimensions.

   Uncoupling is thought to be associated with higher brain centers Generate descending signals to close or narrow the spinal gate, resulting in primary sensory dimensions as well. “Refinement” of awareness

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URRENT STUDY

 Program was a 10 week course ( 3 cycles)   Patients attended once per week for 2hrs 51 participants   18 male, 33 female 22 to 75 years old   Classes of pain  Lower back pain    Upper back & shoulder pain Cervical pain Headaches Pre & post interviews were conducted

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EDITATION PRACTICES     Sweeping- a gradual sweeping through the body from feet to head with the attentional faculty with periodic suggestions of breath awareness.

Mindfulness of breath- practiced sitting in chair Hatha Yoga- introduced meditative exercise, developing mindfulness during movement Also taught mindfulness meditation using various activities

METHODS  Hospital sessions taught mindfulness of breath and sensations  Sweeping was practiced for 4weeks   45 minute homework cassette tape Once a day, 6 days a week  Hatha yoga introduced next 4 weeks  Alternate the sweeping with the yoga  Practiced yoga 35-40 min per day    Allowed to use any form last two weeks Given material on the physiology of stress and methods of coping Follow up questionnaires ( 2.5, 7, & 11 months )

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EASURES

Pain Measures

     Pain Rating Index- scores which reflect quality and intensity of clinical pain experienced ( “right now”)

Body Parts Problem

Assessment (BPPA) – measures view of how problematic body parts are ( “this week)

Three –color Dermatome

Pain Map (DPM)- visual representation of the areas and intensities of pain

Table of Levels interference (TLI)-

frequency with which pain interferes with life activities Daily pain related drug uses was monitored

Non- pain Measures

      MSCL – number of medical symptoms

Profile of Mood States

(POMS)- change in emotional affect and mood SCL -90R- change in psychological symptomatology

Multidimensional Health

Locus of Control – change in health related beliefs Outcome questionnaire Evaluated progress toward patient set goals

KEY ELEMENTS

 Group format     Expectation of relief Non- goal orientation Self responsibility High demand characteristics  Low cost      Spectrum of meditation techniques Didactic material Finite duration Long-term perspective Advanced program

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ESULTS    65% showed reduction in pain (10 weeks) of ( ≥ 33% 50% showed reduction of pain (10 weeks of ( ≥ 50%). Large reduction in mood disturbance and psychiatric symptoms (26% -49%)   Evidence suggest pain reductions are related to changes in attitudes and modes of perception of pain (TMD score ↓ 60% ) Some reductions maintained for up to 1.5 years follow up

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NDES SURVIVORS  Pain and suffering similar to that of patients with chronic pain.

 Rosary for some period of mental relaxation or period of thought  Survivors able to endure great physical and emotional pain