Virtually delivered Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) reduces daily pain intensity in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy: a randomized controlled trial.
Pain reports April 1, 2024 Ryan S Wexler, Devon J Fox, Danielle Zuzero et al. 6 citations
A virtual 8-week mindfulness-based program (MORE) reduced daily pain intensity in people with lumbosacral radiculopathy (sciatica) compared with usual care, but did not improve disability, depression, or quality of life. Participants in the mindfulness group also reported greater increases in mindful reinterpretation of pain and trait mindfulness. The authors suggest that fear-avoidance behaviors may explain why pain relief did not translate into reduced disability in this long-duration chronic pain sample.