“…In sum, based on a scan of available data, and regardless of study design, many aspects of knee osteoarthritis disability may be lessened in response to meditative mind body strategies. These include positive mood, pain, anxiety, immune function, mobility, inflammation, stress reduction, emotional regulation changes, cognitive processing and coping efficacy, muscle strengthening, flexibility, and self-healing benefits even in older adults with declining cognitive capacity [28,70,71,72,73]. Regardless of mode employed, more intense consistent practice appears to safely and cost effectively induce one or more favorable measurable results compared with limited or no practice, even if the meditative technique is no longer practiced.…”