The immediate effect of a single session of pain neuroscience education on pain and the autonomic nervous system in subjects with persistent pain, a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The autonomic nervous system is a system that operates at the subconscious level and has been associated with neurobehavioral aspects of pain. Overall, persistent pain has a stimulating effect on the sympathetic nervous system. A promising emerging nonpharmacological treatment to manage persistent pain is neuroscience-based pain education. The overarching goal of neuroscience-based pain education is to change cognitions about pain and the pain experience through education. The aim was to determine the immediate and short-term impact of a neuroscience-based pain education video on the autonomic nervous system and pain in a subgroup of individuals with persistent pain.

Methods

A convenience sample of 26 subjects were recruited for this study. Each subject indicated

SUBMITTER: Sillevis R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8174152 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature