Mind–body interventions that aim to prevent pain catastrophizing can help reduce pain scores at the time of therapy, and this impact may persist beyond the conclusion of treatment, according to data published in The Journal of Pain[KJ1] . (J Pain. 2024 Nov 17;26:104737).
“We found that improvements in catastrophizing during a brief, four-week intervention were related to improvements in pain intensity at three-month follow-up,” explained lead study author