This AI-PAMI Patient & Caregiver Presentation on “Mindful Body Scan for Pain Management” is presented by Kim Holton, PhD. Dr. Kim Holton is an Instructional Assistant Professor in Department of Health Education and Behavior within the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida and Associate Director for Teaching and Practice for UF Mindfulness. Dr. Holton discuses the definition of mindfulness and the mindful body scan. She provides a review of the the evidence supporting the mindful body scan for use in pain management and how to try it on your own. This presentation contains a complete guided mindful body scan that can be practiced today!
Presentation Slide Deck
Mindful Body Scan Presentation
Table of Contents
- Explanation of the mindful body scan
- Discussion of the body scan as a pain management tool
- Guided mindful body scan practice
Resources
- Does mindfulness meditation improve chronic pain? A systematic review
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Brief Mindfulness Training and Hypnotic Suggestion for Acute Pain Relief in the Hospital Setting
- Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in rheumatoid arthritis patients
- Immediate effects of a brief mindfulness-based body scan on patients with chronic pain