Meditation as an Adjunct to the Management of Acute Pain.

Wipplinger, Flavia; Holthof, Niels; Andereggen, Lukas; Urman, Richard D; Luedi, Markus M; Bello, Corina (2023). Meditation as an Adjunct to the Management of Acute Pain. Current pain and headache reports, 27(8), pp. 209-216. Springer 10.1007/s11916-023-01119-0

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW

We aim to present current understanding and evidence for meditation, mostly referring to mindfulness meditation, for the management of acute pain and potential opportunities of incorporating it into the acute pain service practice.

RECENT FINDINGS

There is conflicting evidence concerning meditation as a remedy in acute pain. While some studies have found a bigger impact of meditation on the emotional response to a painful stimulus than on the reduction in actual pain intensities, functional Magnet Resonance Imaging has enabled the identification of various brain areas involved in meditation-induced pain relief. Potential benefits of meditation in acute pain treatment include changes in neurocognitive processes. Practice and Experience are necessary to induce pain modulation. In the treatment of acute pain, evidence is emerging only recently. Meditative techniques represent a promising approach for acute pain in various settings.

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