The effectiveness of the Mitchell Method Relaxation Technique for the treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms: A three-arm randomized controlled trial.

Amirova, Aliya; Cropley, Mark; Theadom, Alice

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“…Another three studies focused on fighting ailments through Tai Chi and mindfulness [15][16][17][18][19]. Some of the articles carried out more specific therapies, such as the Mitchell method relaxation technique or exposure treatment focused on emotions [20,21]. Below is a table that shows the search strategy used to select the 13 selected articles (Table 2).…”

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“…The relaxation technique based on the Mitchell method was effective in reducing pain (42.8%), sleep problems and fatigue (37%). These types of interventions are effective when used as adjuvant treatment, being usually recommended due to the absence of adverse effects in those people who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia [20].…”

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“…Interventions that used an alternative treatment were effective when used as adjuvant treatment, being usually recommended due to the absence of adverse effects in those people who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, since they are capable of significantly reducing catastrophic pain (tendency to focus excessively on the painful sensation, exaggerating the damage and feeling unable to control it) and the interference it causes in the patient's daily life. This is due to learning techniques focused on the emotions of the individual, who thus gains a greater management of their person [20,21].…”

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Stress Management as a Clinical Approach to the Complementary Treatment of Fibromyalgia

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Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome that can have a devastating effect on the lives of those who suffer from it. These types of patients experience high levels of pain, as well as deficits in terms of positive affect and social relationships, which are not explicitly addressed in pharmacological treatments. Objectives: To know how pharmacological interventions combined with various stress management techniques reduce pain perception in adult patients clinically diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Data sources, study eligibility criteria: The search for the articles was carried out from January 2010 to July 2021, in six databases (Web Of Science (WOS), Scopus, Cochrane, Psycinfo, Psicodoc, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection and Pubpsych) based on the clinical question, using the keywords derived from the DeCS and MeSH thesauri, combined with the Boolean operators “AND”, “NOT” and “OR”. The search was limited to publications from the last 11 years, in English or Spanish, based on randomized controlled studies (RCTs), and covering patients with a clinical and medical diagnosis of fibromyalgia, between 18 and 65 years of age, and of both genders. Results: Thirteen RCTs were included with a total sample of 2218 participants, where the mean methodological quality obtained from the studies reviewed using the PEDro scale was 7.07. The combined data showed a marked improvement in the quality of life of the patient (p < 0.001). Regarding other units measured during the review, a significant reduction could be observed in perceived pain (p < 0.001), stress (p < 0.001), anxiety (p < 0.001) and depression (p < 0.001). Conclusions and implications of key findings: Multidisciplinary treatment leads to notable improvements compared to conservative or pharmacological treatment, improving quality of life, social support, mental self-control and satisfaction. Cognitive-behavioral therapy favored therapeutic adherence, achieving in turn a decrease in anxiety, depression and vital exhaustion.

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“…Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) (combined with guided imagery) in cancer patients brought positive results in pain relief [ 100 ]. The Mitchell method—administered for one month—managed to reduce symptoms accompanying fibromyalgia [ 101 ]. An older review of usefulness of relaxation techniques in acute pain management showed however poor performance of these methods [ 102 ].…”

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Behavioral Medicine Methods in Treatment of Somatic Conditions

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Juranek

Wojtkiewicz

2020

BioMed Research International

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Background. The aim of this article is to present a short review of noninvasive, nonpharmacological treatment methods used in somatic illnesses that fall under the umbrella of approach called behavioral medicine. Methods. The narrative review method was applied in the study. Science paper databases, including PubMed, had been used to retrieve papers on therapeutic methods used in clinical setting that meet the broad criteria of behavioral medicine definition as stated in the Charter of International Behavioral Medicine Society Results. Main groups of methods, disorders in which they are being employed and their effectiveness, have been identified. Conclusions. Behavioral medicine is grouping treatment methods and interventions that hold large potential for clinical setting. Two groups of methods can be distinguished by the scrutiny and level of evidence gathered in their effectiveness assessment; for biofeedback, guided imagery, and hypnosis techniques, comprehensive evidence reports in the framework of U.S. Evidence Synthesis Program exist. Meditation techniques, disclosure therapies, and relaxation methods are less well assessed. Broader employment of behavioral medicine therapies in clinical setting is possible after addressing two major problems in the field, which are deficiencies in quality evidence of effectiveness for many of the methods and their insufficiencies in underlying therapeutic mechanism knowledge.

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“…Within this premise, public interest in the use of complementary and alternative medicine has sharply increased as well. This trend could not fail to attract the attention of scientists from different specialties: physicians, psychologists, researchers, practitioners, and even philosophers who conducted several studies of the data obtained while using ancient East Asian techniques, both for normalizing psychosomatic disorders and for restoring physical condition, having received a vivid confirmation that these methods may effectively function as a healing art for warding off diseases, and enhancing the overall health state of the individual (Amirova, Cropley, & Theadom, 2017;Fuzhong & Harmer, 2014;Reifsteck & Brooks, 2018;West, Liang, & Spinazzola, 2017). Both the Reiki art and other Ancient Oriental self-healing techniques, as well as different recreational activities (various sports, dancing, reading), act as protective internal mechanism, producing a great beneficial effect (Ivanchenko & Zaika, 2017;Kovács, 2018;Rezaei & Khosroshahi, 2018).…”

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Positive impact of recreational techniques for the self-healing of the body

Ivanchenko

2020

Estud. psicol. (Campinas)

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Reiki (as well as the effectiveness of Physical Activities) on relatively healthy individuals (not hospital patients), members of a sample of 338 volunteers, and to confirm whether practicing Reiki contributes to psycho-emotional stabilization, having a beneficial impact on mood and emotional wellbeing. For the first time, a positive confirmation of Reiki was carried out in Ukraine. The respondents were divided into two main groups: non-Reikists (individuals who did not practice Reiki) and Reikists (individuals who practiced or taught Reiki). It was found that, in comparison with non-Reikists, the results obtained by Reikists were twice as good, showing higher levels of emotional comfort, less anxiety/dissatisfaction, and more optimism, energy and self-confidence. At that, senior pupils and university students of psychology performed worse. This study confirms that the practice of Reiki is a quickly healing, stimulating, long-term, and cost-effective technique, positively influencing to positive well-being, mood and psychosomatic responses.

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The effectiveness of the Mitchell Method Relaxation Technique for the treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms: A three-arm randomized controlled trial.

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Cited by 11 publications

References 33 publications

Stress Management as a Clinical Approach to the Complementary Treatment of Fibromyalgia

Stress Management as a Clinical Approach to the Complementary Treatment of Fibromyalgia

Behavioral Medicine Methods in Treatment of Somatic Conditions

Positive impact of recreational techniques for the self-healing of the body

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