There is now persuasive evidence in the scientific literature demonstrating that following this type of program, a majority of people with such conditions report a lasting decrease in both physical and psychological symptoms, including pain levels and fatigue. A sampling is listed below.

  
Center for Mindfulness - Research findings  
An outpatient program in behavioral medicine for chronic pain patients based on the practice of mindfulness meditation  
Do Multidisciplinary Pain Clinics Help Patients With Persistent Low-Back Pain?- From IWH  
'Isolated approaches ineffective in preventing workplace disability' - The Round Table  
 
   
   
   
   
© 2003 David Etlin MD FRCPC, Medical Director