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Mind–body interventions: Applications in neurology

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Wahbeh, Helané, Elsas, Siegward-M, Oken, Barry S.·2008·Neurology

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Half of the adults in the United States use complementary and alternative medicine with mind-body therapy being the most commonly used form. Neurology patients often turn to their physicians for insight into the effectiveness of the therapies and resources to integrate them into their care. The objective of this article is to give a clinical overview of mind-body interventions and their applications in neurology. METHODS: Medline and PsychInfo were searched on mind-body therapies and neurologic disease search terms for clinical trials and reviews and published evidence was graded. RESULTS: Meditation, relaxation, and breathing techniques, yoga, tai chi, and qigong, hypnosis, and biofeedback are described. Mind-body therapy application to general pain, back and neck pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, headaches, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, muscular dysfunction, stroke, aging, Parkinson disease, stroke, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder are reviewed. CONCLUSIONS: There are several conditions where the evidence for mind-body therapies is quite strong such as migraine headache. Mind-body therapies for other neurology applications have limited evidence due mostly to small clinical trials and inadequate control groups.

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Authors
Wahbeh, H., Elsas, S.-M., & Oken, B. S.
Affiliations
  • From the Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
  • Oregon Health & Science University (US)
Venue
Neurology
Published
2008-06-10
Volume
70
Issue
24
Pages
2321-2328
ISSN
  • 0028-3878 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-632X
OpenAlex
W2090656404
Cited by
316
References
47
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FWCI
11.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024140)
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (U19AT002656, T32AT002688, K23AT001933, 1 K23 AT01993-01)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Biofield Effects and Biophysics
Keywords
mind-body interventions, complementary and alternative medicine, meditation, relaxation techniques, yoga, Tai Chi, qigong, hypnosis, biofeedback, neurological disorders, migraine, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stroke, Parkinson's disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, neck and back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, headache
MeSH terms
Adult, Complementary Therapies, Humans, Neurology, Psychosomatic Medicine, Syndrome, Mind-Body Therapies, Pain Management

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