Mindfulness Meditation and Placebo Modulate Distinct Multivariate Neural Signatures to Reduce Pain

An fMRI-Based Neurologic Signature of Physical Pain

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Medicine, Neurology, Neuroscience +17

THE MECHANISM OF PLACEBO ANALGESIA

JonD. Levine, NewtonC. Gordon, H. L. Fields · The Lancet · 1978 · 1.1K citations

Medicine, Pharmacology, Pain Medicine +3

Effect of Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications on Pain-Related Function in Patients With Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

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Medicine, Pharmacotherapy, Orthopedics +16

Shape shifting pain: chronification of back pain shifts brain representation from nociceptive to emotional circuits

Javeria A. Hashmi, Marwan N. Baliki, L. Q. Huang et al. · Brain · 2013 · 766 citations · Full text

Nursing, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17

Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Usual Care on Back Pain and Functional Limitations in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain

Daniel C. Cherkin, Karen J. Sherman, Benjamin H. Balderson et al. · JAMA · 2016 · 726 citations · Full text

Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, Behavioral Health +14