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Effect of Different Meditation Types on Migraine Headache Medication Use.
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From the Heart Multi-Centre Study: Comparing the Effects of Spiritual and Secular Meditation on Psychophysiology, Cognition, Mental Health, and Social Functioning in Healthy Adults
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Behavioral interventions for migraine prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Headache · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic Review for the Medical Applications of Meditation in Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- From research to clinical practice: a systematic review of the implementation of psychological interventions for chronic headache in adults.BMC health services research · 2020Pooled it
- Mindfulness Meditation for Primary Headache Pain: A Meta-Analysis.Chinese medical journal · 2018Pooled it
- Centering and flourishing: an online intervention study assessing the effects of a Christian contemplative practice on stress-reduction and human flourishing.BMC psychology · 2024Trial
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- Effect of Prayer on Intensity of Migraine Headache: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · 2017Trial
- Mindfulness and devotion in Tantric Yoga: evidence of a strong trait association.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Experiences of a Neurofeedback-Based Mindfulness Meditation Intervention for Migraine: Qualitative Study.JMIR neurotechnology · 2025Article
- Behavioral therapy in migraine: Expanding the therapeutic arsenal.European journal of neurology · 2024Review
- Alternative Treatments for Emotional Experiencing and Processing in People with Migraine or Tension-Type Headache: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Mantram Repetition as a Portable Mindfulness Practice: Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Mindfulness · 2022Article
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- Mindfulness in migraine: A narrative review.Expert review of neurotherapeutics · 2020Review
- Prevalence, patterns, and predictors of meditation use among U.S. children: Results from the National Health Interview Survey.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2019Article
- Complementary and Integrative Medicine for Episodic Migraine: an Update of Evidence from the Last 3 Years.Current pain and headache reports · 2019Review
- [Progressive muscle relaxation according to Jacobson for migraine prophylaxis : Clinical effectiveness and mode of action].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2018Review
- Advancing our understanding of religion and spirituality in the context of behavioral medicine.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Review
- Progressive muscle relaxation reduces migraine frequency and normalizes amplitudes of contingent negative variation (CNV).The journal of headache and pain · 2016Article
- Using a Wearable Brain Activity Sensing Device in the Treatment of Long COVID Symptoms in an Open-Label Clinical Trial.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
Spiritual meditation has been found to reduce the frequency of migraines and physiological reactivity to stress. However, little is known about how introducing a spirituality component into a meditation intervention impacts analgesic medication usage. In this study, 92 meditation-naïve participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups: (1) Spiritual Meditation, (n = 25), (2) Internally Focused Secular Meditation (n = 23), (3) Externally Focused Secular Meditation (n = 22), or (4) Progressive Muscle Relaxation (n = 22); and practiced their technique for 20 min/day over 30 days while completing daily diaries. Headache frequency, headache severity, and pain medication use were assessed. Migraine frequency decreased in the Spiritual Meditation group compared to other groups (p < 0.05). Headache severity ratings did not differ across groups (p = ns). After adjusting for headache frequency, migraine medication usage decreased in the Spiritual Meditation group compared to other groups (p < 0.05). Spiritual Meditation was found to not affect pain sensitivity, but it does improve pain tolerance with reduced headache related analgesic medication usage.
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