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Review
. 2023 Dec;37(6):431-436.
doi: 10.1007/s00482-023-00736-3. Epub 2023 Jul 10.

[Mind-body medicine in pain management]

[Article in German]
Anna Paul  1
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[Mind-body medicine in pain management]

[Article in German]
Anna Paul. Schmerz. 2023 Dec.

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in English, German

Chronic pain affects around 3 million people in Germany. The drug therapies used are only effective to a limited extent and sometimes have considerable side effects. Methods of mind-body medicine (MBM) including especially mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), meditation and yoga, can significantly reduce the perceived intensity of the pain. Combined with evidence-based complementary medicine, MBM as mind-body medicine in integrative and complementary medicine (MICOM) is an effective instrument for self-efficacy and self-care with very few side effects. The reduction of stress plays a key role in this process.

Chronische Schmerzen betreffen etwa 3 Mio. Menschen in Deutschland. Die dagegen eingesetzten medikamentösen Therapien sind nur begrenzt wirksam und haben zum Teil erhebliche Nebenwirkungen. Über Methoden der Mind-body-Medizin (MBM), insbesondere Achtsamkeit („mindfulness-based stress reduction“ [MBSR]), Meditation und Yoga, kann die empfundene Intensität des Schmerzes deutlich gesenkt werden. Kombiniert mit evidenzbasierter Naturheilkunde wird die MBM als „mind-body medicine in integrative and complementary medicine“ (MICOM) ein wirkungsvolles und nebenwirkungsarmes Instrument der Selbstwirksamkeit und Selbstfürsorge. Eine zentrale Rolle spielt dabei die Reduktion von Stress.

Keywords: Chronic pain; Complementary medicine; Integrative medicine; Mindfulness; Stress reduction.

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