Development and Initial Validation of Mindfulness-Based Pain Reduction (MBPR) in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Wolf E Mehling1,2, Carrie E Brintz3,4, Wendy Hartogensis2

  • 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Journal of Pain Research
|February 24, 2025
PubMed
Summary

Mindfulness-Based Pain Reduction (MBPR) improved chronic low back pain for two-thirds of participants. This optimized mindfulness program is feasible, acceptable, and warrants further study in a randomized trial.