A recent study showed that mindfulness exercises can significantly help low back pain in older adults.最近的一项研究表明， mindfulness演习，可以大大帮助腰痛在老年人。

8 sessions of training in mindfulness, which is “awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally, to the unfolding of experience moment by moment,” were given to older adults with chronic low back pain.  Participants in the study meditated an average of 4.3 days a week and 31.6 minutes per day. 8日的会议培训， mindfulness ，这是“的意识，出现了通过注重有目的的，在目前和非judgmentally ，开展经验的时刻，由时刻” ，给老年人慢性腰痛。参与者在研究meditated平均为4.3天，周和三十一点六分钟每一天。

3 techniques of mindfulness meditation were taught.  These techniques take regular activities such as sitting, walking and lying down, and transform them into a meditation through directed breathing and mindful awareness of thoughts and sensations.  Several attitudes that support mindfulness meditation were emphasized throughout the 8 classes, including patience, non-judging, “beginner’s mind”, acceptance, letting go, non-striving and trust.  Letting go of struggle and accepting one’s condition without judgment are critical concepts in mindfulness-based programs. 3技术mindfulness冥想教授。这些技术采取的经常性活动，如休憩，散步和躺下，并转变成冥想通过针对呼吸和铭记的认识，思想和感觉。几种态度支持mindfulness冥想强调了在整个8班，包括耐心，非来看， “初学者的心” ，接受书，不放，非努力和信任。不放的斗争和接受的条件，没有判断是至关重要的概念在mindfulness为基础的程序。

Significant improvements were seen in 1) acceptance of pain, and 2) physical functioning.  The majority of participants continued to meditate at the 3-month follow-up, suggesting they found enough benefit in meditation to continue it on their own.  Nearly 1/2 of the participants reported reduction in pain and sleep medications 3 months after completing the study.显着的改善被认为是在1 ）接受的痛苦，和2 ）身体功能。大多数与会者继续冥想在3个月的后续行动，暗示他们发现足够的好处在冥想继续它放在自己的近1 / 2与会者报道，在减少疼痛和睡眠的药物后3个月内完成这项研究。

Have you tried mindfulness for pain?  What’s been your experience?您是否尝试过mindfulness疼痛什么的被你的经验？

Other articles you might enjoy:其他物品，您可能享有以下待遇：

• Do You Practice These 2 Types of Mindfulness to Help Pain?你的做法，这些二类型的mindfulness ，以帮助疼痛？
• A Breathing Mindfulness Exercise to Ease Pain呼吸mindfulness演习，以纾缓疼痛
• How Mindfulness Helps Chronic Pain如何mindfulness帮助慢性疼痛

The original article is:  Morone NE, Greco CM and Weiner DK.  Mindfulness meditation for the treatment of chronic low back pain in older adults: A randomized controlled pilot study. Pain .  2008 ; 134 : 310-9.原来的文章是： morone氦氖，希腊厘米和韦纳星期日。 mindfulness冥想，用于治疗慢性腰痛在老年人：随机对照试验研究。 疼痛 。 2008年; 134 ： 310-9 。

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