Mind-body therapies for sleep disturbances, depression, and anxiety in menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. [PDF]
Front Public HealthBackground Menopause is frequently accompanied by sleep disturbances, depression, and anxiety, negatively affecting women’s quality of life. While hormone therapy can be effective, safety concerns highlight the need for accessible non-pharmacological ...
Fan Z, Zhang Y, Shu Y, Zhou Y, Zuo Z.
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Insights and Future Directions on the Combined Effects of Mind-Body Therapies with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: An Evidence-based Review. [PDF]
J Int Soc Phys Rehabil Med, 2022 Mind-body therapies (MBTs) use mental abilities to modify electrical neural activity across brain networks. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that modulates neuronal membrane potentials to enhance
Rebello-Sanchez I +8 more
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Precision Medicine for Breath-Focused Mind-Body Therapies for Stress and Anxiety: Are We Ready Yet? [PDF]
Glob Adv Health Med, 2021 In this viewpoint, we present an argument for transdisciplinary “precision medicine” approaches that combine studies of basic neurobiology of breathing in animal and human models of stress that can help characterize physiological and neural biomarkers ...
Lavretsky H, Feldman PhD JL.
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The impact of mind-body therapies on the mental health of women victims of violence: A meta-analysis. [PDF]
Arch Womens Ment HealthViolence against women is a common public health problem and causes negative mental health outcomes. Mind–body therapies aim to positively affect a person's mental health by focusing on the interaction between mind, body, and behavior.
Koroglu S, Durat G.
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THE POTENTIAL FOR MIND–BODY THERAPIES AS FRAILTY INTERVENTIONS [PDF]
Innov AgingStrategies to prevent and manage frailty are priorities in clinical medicine and public health. Current evidence-based interventions for frailty are multimodal in nature, with physical activity as a key element. Mind-body therapies, especially those that
Julia V. Loewenthal
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Mind-Body Therapies for Cancer Patients Living with Depression, Anxiety or Insomnia (MIRACLE): A Systematic Review with Individual Participant Data Network Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Methods Protoc, 2021 Depression, anxiety, and insomnia are common in cancer patients. Mind-body therapies (MBTs) are promising forms of treatment for cancer patients living with depression, anxiety, and insomnia. The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness and
Birling Y +11 more
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Brief preoperative mind-body therapies for total joint arthroplasty patients: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Pain, 2021 While knee and hip replacements are intended to relieve pain and improve function, up to 44% of knee replacement patients and 27% of hip replacement patients report persistent postoperative joint pain. Improving surgical pain management is essential.
Hanley AW +6 more
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Mind-Body Therapies for Opioid-Treated Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
JAMA Intern Med, 2020 Importance Mind-body therapies (MBTs) are emerging as potential tools for addressing the opioid crisis. Knowing whether mind-body therapies may benefit patients treated with opioids for acute, procedural, and chronic pain conditions may be useful for ...
Garland EL +9 more
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Mind–body therapies and their interplay with the immune system in children and adolescents: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Systematic ReviewsBackground Chronic inflammation is a critical public health concern that, in children and adolescents, increases the long-term risk of a variety of different health issues.
Steven Schepanski +5 more
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The Effect of Mind-Body Therapies on Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2019 Background/Purpose Sleep plays an important role in individuals' health. The functions of the brain, the cardiovascular system, the immune system, and the metabolic system are closely associated with sleep.
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