Improving the Multidisciplinary Treatment of Chronic Pain by Stimulating Body Awareness

Abstract

No clinical meaningful differences were found between treatment conditions in the primary outcome measures health-related quality of life and disability. However, this is the first long-term RCT that has shown that PMT improves BA in patients with chronic pain and shows good effect size and a significant decrease for catastrophizing.

Body image in patients with somatoform disorder

“…However, it should be acknowledged that the DBIQ does not cover all body-related themes. For example, body awareness, the sensory awareness that originates from the body’s physiological states, processes, actions and functions [ 27 ], is considered pivotal in the development and progress of SFD [ 53 , 54 ] because lack of body awareness may undermine healthy behavior [ 55 ]. Furthermore, a self-report questionnaire such as the DBIQ does not address behavioural aspects, such as movement patterns and levels of activity [ 56 ].…”

Psychomotor therapy targeting anger and aggressive behaviour in individuals with mild or borderline intellectual disabilities: A systematic review

“…PMT is consistent with previous research suggesting that efforts to reduce aggression in individuals with MBID should aim to teach people self-management skills, functional skills, emotional regulation skills and problem-solving skills (Didden et al, 2016). Future research could aim to evaluate the effect of PMT in individuals with MBID as complementary therapy compared to treatment as usual, similar to the study on aggression regulation in patients with eating disorder (Boerhout, Swart, van Busschbach, & Hoek, 2016) and the study in chronic pain revalidation in individuals without MBID (van der Maas et al, 2015).…”

“…In this way, CBT techniques and insight are given an extra context in which experiences and training with new forms of behaviour are part of the therapy sessions. Actively evoking here-and-now experiences is a basic principle in PMT (Boerhout et al, 2013;van der Maas et al, 2015;Röhricht, 2009;Zwets et al, 2016). PMT emphasises interoceptive awareness (being aware of changes in body signals) as opposed to placing emphasis awareness of the emotion of anger in an effort to enable individuals with MBID to reflect on the relationship between experiences and feelings (Kay et al, 2016).…”

Physiotherapist-guided Free Movement Dance for patients with persistent pain is empowering in everyday living. A qualitative study

“…Van der Maas et al [16] further defined body awareness as a multidimensional construct involving sensitivity and attentiveness to internal body signals as muscle tension and heartbeat, overall body states such as feeling strained or relaxed, and of bodily changes as acceleration of breath or tightening of muscles due to changes in the environment as well as in emotions. Interpreting body signals without negative thoughts and feelings and acting according to this information were found to decrease catastrophizing and was also suggested to increase self-efficacy [16]. Group interventions using BBAT in physiotherapy of PP [17,18], have been experienced as an embodied learning process.…”