Evidence-based Research of BodyTalk, mind-body medicine, for chronic pain treatment

Evidence-based research investigating the benefits of BodyTalk on chronic pain treatment by Stuve et al. (2015), published in Nova Science Publishers.

Objective: To evaluate BodyTalk, a complementary and alternative mind-body medicine for the treatment of chronic pain.

Participants: Treatment group: 19
Control group: 17

Treatment: 8 weekly distant sessions

Measures: Pain, Emotional Factors, General Health measures using online Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) before, during and 3 months post-treatment.

Findings on improvements in pain level: 73.7% (14 out of 19) subjects experienced improvement in pain level in the treatment group, compared to 31.6% (5 out of 17) subjects in the control group.

Boxplot comparison of significant (P < 0.05) improvements in Pain Level, Anxiety, Fatigue and Satisfaction with Social Role (SatSocRol).

Results: Treatment group showed significant improvements compared to the control group for pain level (p = 0.0486), anxiety (p = 0.034) and satisfaction with social role (p = 0.035).

Conclusion: BodyTalk is effective in reducing pain level as well as emotional symptoms associated with long-term chronic pain.

Credits: Permission has been obtained from Lead Investigator Dr. Laura Stuvé to re-adapt the findings of the research article in this blog. Dr. Laura Stuvé is a Ph.D. molecular biologist and an Advanced Certified Instructor and Practitioner of BodyTalk Mind-Body Medicine.

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