Interoception-Based Yoga for Chronic Pain: A Pilot Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pain has been linked to increased awareness of but decreased accuracy in detecting internal sensations. Interoception, the sense of signals from inside the body, may be a therapeutic target to improve pain. No studies have examined the feasibility of targeting interoceptive skills within a yoga intervention for chronic pain - where direct engagement with challenging sensations may be difficult - or whether yoga improves any measure of interoception among persons with chronic pain.

Objective

The primary aim was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a 6-week interoception-based yoga intervention in a population of mixed chronic pain. The second aim was to examine the preliminary effectiveness on 2 measures of interoception (interoceptive sensibil

SUBMITTER: Voss S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12638706 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature