Reduce Pain Catastrophizing and Pain with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “People often increase the pain experience by adding to the physical sensations with a host of thoughts and feelings, like catastrophizing the pain or trying to suppress and ignore the pain. Mindfulness is a practice of attending to pain — […]
Reduce Dysfunctional Eating with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor.” ~Chinese Proverb Around 30 million people in the United States of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder: either anorexia nervosa, bulimia, or binge eating […]
Improve Physical Function in Chronic Pain Patients with Mind-Body Practice By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mind-body practices like tai chi, yoga, mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral therapy can all relieve lower back pain effectively.” – Wayne Jonas We all have to deal with pain. It’s inevitable, but hopefully it’s mild and short […]
Reduce Opioid-Treated Pain and Opioid Dosage with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mind-body therapies — including meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnosis — were associated with improvements in pain and reduced opioid doses.” – Erin Michael We all have to deal with pain. It’s inevitable, but hopefully it’s mild and […]
Poor Mental Health in Patients with Fibromyalgia is Associated with Brain Systems By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “practicing mindfulness techniques may be a low-cost, side effect free option for people wishing to reduce the severity of their fibromyalgia.” – Kim Jones Fibromyalgia is a mysterious disorder whose causes are unknown. It […]
Mindfulness is Related to Improved Psychological Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic. By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “During the current pandemic, there is so much uncertainty concerning the future, and many threats to our security (physical, social, emotional, and financial). It is totally natural and normal to feel anxious, fearful, and frustrated. . […]
Mindfulness is Associated with Lower Impact of Fibromyalgia and Greater Well-Being By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “people with fibromyalgia may have what’s called an “attentional bias” toward negative information that appeared to be linked to pain severity. . . mindfulness training may help manage this trait and therefore reduce pain.” – Adrienne […]
Mindfulness Training Changes Patients’ Relationship to Tinnitus and Improves Symptoms By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It hasn’t affected the tinnitus… It’s the way I think about it and the way I deal with it… knowing that in just a few moments it won’t be as bad… you have to accept that it’s […]
Reduce Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “For people with spinal cord injury, the Mindfulness for Health course was effective in reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, pain unpleasantness, and pain catastrophizing.” – Breathworks “Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when the spinal […]
Mindfulness is a Cost-Effective Treatment for Fibromyalgia By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness as a practice of conscious meditation affects brain activity, achieving, on the one hand, deactivating the areas of negative pain assessment and, on the other, activating those related to the healing and resilience processes. In this way, it helps calm […]