Check out the Fall 2010 edition of Buddhadharma, The Practitioner’s Quarterly, on newsstands now. Two articles in it are particularly relevant to dharmadoctors: “Buddhism’s Pain Relief” page 34 and “Three Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Pain” page 39. There’s also an interesting Commentary by the Zen priest Darlene Cohen, “My Path with Arthritis” on [...]
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Posted in specific medical conditions on Aug 29th, 2010
J Altern Complement Med. 2010 Aug;16(8):867-73.
Zeidan F, Johnson SK, Gordon NS, Goolkasian P.
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. fzeidan@wfubmc.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Although long-term meditation has been found to reduce negative mood and cardiovascular variables, the effects of a brief mindfulness [...]
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Posted in specific medical conditions on Aug 29th, 2010
Percept Mot Skills. 2010 Jun;110(3 Pt 1):840-8.
Leite JR, Ornellas FL, Amemiya TM, de Almeida AA, Dias AA, Afonso R, Little S, Kozasa EH.
Behavioral Medicine Unit, Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
This study evaluated the effects of Progressive Self-focus Meditation with 42 volunteers (M age = 46.0 yr., SD = 14.1) [...]
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Posted in specific medical conditions on Aug 29th, 2010
Holist Nurs Pract. 2010 Sep-Oct;24(5):277-83.
Teixeira E.
College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, 245 N 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA. met42@drexel.edu
Abstract
This pilot study explored the effect of mindfulness meditation for diabetic neuropathy. Twenty participants (10 in each group) completed the study. No significant differences were found between the groups. However, [...]
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Posted in specific medical conditions on Apr 18th, 2010
Holist Nurs Pract. 2009 Nov-Dec;23(6):361-9.
Delaney C, Barrere C.
School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA. Colleen.Delaney@uconn.edu
Ecospirituality provides a framework for exploring the spiritual dimension of person and environment and the dynamic interplay between this sacred dyad and human health. The aim of this phenomenological study was to [...]
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Posted in specific medical conditions on Apr 9th, 2010
So essential to healthy eating is a healthy perspective that Zen Buddhist master and prolific author Nhat Hanh joins forces with nutritionist Cheung for a truly holistic approach. The duo pairs the latest nutritional information with the age-old Buddhist practice of mindfulness—that is, of being fully aware of all that is [...]
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Neurology. 2008 Jun 10;70(24):2321-8.
Wahbeh H, Elsas SM, Oken BS.
Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mail Code CR120, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Half of the adults in the United States use complementary and alternative medicine with mind-body therapy being the most [...]
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Pain Med. 2009 Nov;10(8):1395-407.
Morone NE, Rollman BL, Moore CG, Li Q, Weiner DK.
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Determine the impact of an 8-week mindfulness meditation program on disability, psychological function, and pain severity in community-dwelling older adults with chronic low [...]
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Posted in specific medical conditions on Apr 6th, 2010
from Pain. 2010 Apr;149(1):12-8
Zautra AJ, Fasman R, Davis MC, Craig AD.
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. alex.zautra@asu.edu
Comment in:
Pain. 2010 Apr;149(1):1-2.
This study examined whether breathing rate affected self-reported pain and emotion following thermal pain stimuli in women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FM: n=27) or [...]
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Posted in specific medical conditions on Apr 5th, 2010
from Musculoskeletal Care. 2010 Mar 15
Gettings L.
University Hospital of North Durham, Durham, UK.
The psychological well-being of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an important issue, and the advent of measurement tools has led to a better understanding of the mental aspects associated with this chronic illness. Patients with RA [...]
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