Integrative Health Strategies to Manage Chronic Pain

Corey Fogleman; Kathryn McKenna

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2022.01.001

Integrative Health Strategies to Manage Chronic Pain

Prim Care. 2022 Sep;49(3):469-483. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2022.01.001. Epub 2022 Aug 27.

Authors

Corey Fogleman¹, Kathryn McKenna²

Affiliations

¹ Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Family Medicine Residency Program, 555 North Duke Street PO Box 3555, Lancaster, PA 17604, USA. Electronic address: Corey.fogleman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
² Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Family Medicine Residency Program, 555 North Duke Street PO Box 3555, Lancaster, PA 17604, USA.

PMID: 36153087
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2022.01.001

Abstract

Chronic pain syndromes include chronic low back pain, tension type and migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis. Adjunctive therapies may provide real benefit by themselves, as well as when combined with one another and more traditional treatments such as medication and physical therapy. High-quality evidence, including systematic reviews, and/or clinical practice guidelines support the use of acupuncture, acupressure, massage, and/or mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in patients with one or more of these chronic pain syndromes.

Keywords: Chronic pain; Complementary and alternative medicine; Integrative medicine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Chronic Pain* / therapy
Humans
Migraine Disorders* / therapy
Syndrome