The impact of preoperative mindfulness-based stress reduction on postoperative patient-reported pain, disability, quality of life, and prescription opioid use in lumbar spine degenerative disease: a pilot study

This study assessed whether preoperative MBSR is an effective adjunct to standard postoperative care in adult patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery for degenerative disease.

Source: World Neurosurgery - October 9, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Juneyoung L. Yi, Christina A. Porucznik, Lisa H. Gren, Jian Guan, Evan Joyce, Darrel S. Brodke, Andrew T. Dailey, Mark A. Mahan, Robert S. Hood, Brandon D. Lawrence, William R. Spiker, Nicholas T. Spina, Erica F. Bisson Tags: Original article Source Type: research