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They randomly assigned 127 participants who had low mental well-being at baseline to either an eight-week MBSR course or to treatment as usual before surgery.\u00a0 A total of 101 patients ultimately underwent surgery.\u00a0 The group who participated in the MBSR course had significantly greater improvement in knee pain and function at 12 months post-surgery than the control group.\u00a0 \u00a0The authors concluded that \u201cthis study represent an important advancement in the management of the sub-group of patients who exhibit psychological risk factors but are otherwise candidates for arthroplasty surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dowsey M, et al. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2019;46:195-201.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mindfulness training improves post-operative pain and function in patients undergoing total joint replacement surgery. 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