Patient Outcomes Improve in a Pragmatic Implementation Pilot Study of Mindful Awareness in Body-Oriented Therapy (MABT) for Chronic Pain.
Global advances in integrative medicine and health January 1, 2025 Cynthia J Price, Dana Dharmakaya Colgan, Erin Abu-Rish Blakeney et al.
A pilot program integrating Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT) into a chronic pain clinic proved feasible and showed significant improvements. Of 70 referred patients, 41 started the program and 30 completed eight individual sessions with a trained massage therapist. Statistically and clinically significant improvements were found in physical function, fatigue, anxiety, sleep, social roles, and pain interference, along with large effects on interoceptive sensibility and emotion regulation. MABT offers a promising non-pharmacological approach for chronic pain.