Chronic low back pain: an outcome analysis of a mind-body intervention

Author(s): Singh, B.

Abstract: These data report the findings of a preliminary outcomes analysis (n = 52) of the mind-body intervention arm of a three-pronged study of chronic back pain patients (n = 180). Participants were screened on inclusion-exclusion criteria prior to baseline measures that included a pain visual analog scale, McGill Pain Measure, Beck Depression Scale, Coping Strategies Questionnaire, demographic data, Health Locus of Control Scale and others. Patients were then given a ten-week two-and-a-half hour mind-body intervention that included an educational component, relaxation response training, and Qi Gong movement therapy. Data indicate that patients scored significantly different on all McGill Pain subscales and all Visual Analog Scale measures, eight Beck Depression Subscales, and some Coping Strategies Questions, and several of the Health Locus of Control Scales at end of treatment. Data indicate usefulness of a multiple-content intervention emphasizing cognitive changes toward the pain through an educational component, instruction in relaxation techniques, and a movement therapy to facilitate restoration of function. Additional inter-group analyses are forthcoming.

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