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May 7, 2025

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September 19, 2025

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Acute vs. chronic pain

  • Zeidan F, Vago DR. Mindfulness meditation-based pain relief: a mechanistic account. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2016 Jun;1373(1):114-27. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13153. PMID: 27398643; PMCID: PMC4941786.
  • https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/the-many-benefits-of-mindful-body-scan-meditations?utm_source=chatgpt.com
  • Lara Hilton, Susanne Hempel, Brett A. Ewing, Eric Apaydin, Lea Xenakis, Sydne Newberry, Ben Colaiaco, Alicia Ruelaz Maher, Roberta M. Shanman, Melony E. Sorbero, Margaret A. Maglione, Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Volume 51, Issue 2, April 2017, Pages 199–213, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-016-9844-2
  • Keren Reiner, Lee Tibi, Joshua D. Lipsitz, Do Mindfulness-Based Interventions Reduce Pain Intensity? A Critical Review of the Literature, Pain Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 230–242, https://doi.org/10.1111/pme.12006
  • Ussher, M., Spatz, A., Copland, C. et al. Immediate effects of a brief mindfulness-based body scan on patients with chronic pain. J Behav Med 37, 127–134 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-012-9466-5
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December 19, 2024

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Case series, studies with no controls

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Why Pilates is worth trying

  • Caldwell K, Harrison M, Adams M, Triplett NT. Effect ofPilates and taiji quan training on self-efficacy, sleep quality,mood, and physical performance of college students. Jour-nal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 2009; 13(2):155-63.
  • Curi Pérez VS, Haas AN, Wolff SS. Analysis of activities inthe daily lives of older adults exposed to the Pilates Meth-od. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 2014;18(3):326-31.
  • Golpaygani M, Mahdavi S, Moradi L. [The effects of apilates training program on the function and pain of pa-tients with disc herniation with lumbosciatalgia (Persian)].Journal of Exercise Science and Medicine. 2013; 5(1):41-53.
  • Rahimi D, et al. Effect of Pilates Exercises on the Function of Women With Lower Crossed Syndrome. PTJ. 2022; 12(4):269-278.
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Executing and maintaining your exercise plan

  • K.R. Martin, K. Tindel, R. Lackland, and J. Glover. "Behavioral strategies to promote physical activity" 2020.
  • A. Lindsay Smith, M. Banting, K. Eime, S. O’Sullivan, and J. van Uffelen. "Social support and physical activity among older adults: a systematic review" 2017.
  • E. McAuley, M. Mullen, J. Kramer, E. Wojcicki, and R. White. "Maintaining physical activity post-intervention: follow-up of a behavioral intervention to promote physical activity in older adults" 2019.
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