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Trial reportJournal of athletic training2021

Adding Mindfulness Practice to Exercise Therapy for Female Recreational Runners With Patellofemoral Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Shahabeddin Bagheri, Aynollah Naderi, Samira Mirali, Luís Calmeiro, Britton W Brewer

Open access · diamondAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of athletic training, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Shahabeddin BagheriSchool of Humanities, University of Nahavand, Hamedan, Iran.
Aynollah NaderiSchool of Sport Sciences, Shahrood University of Technology, Iran.
Samira MiraliDepartment of Sport Science, University College of Omran and Tosseeh, Hamedan, Iran.
Luís CalmeiroSchool of Social and Health Sciences, Abertay University, Dundee, UK.
Britton W BrewerDepartment of Psychology, Springfield College, MA.
Hamedan University of Technology · IRAbertay University · GBSpringfield College · USUniversity of Shahrood · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextConsidering current models that highlight the role of psychological components in pain management, mindfulness practice may be an effective strategy in the management of pain.

objectiveTo examine the effects of adding an 8-week mindfulness program to exercise therapy on the perceptions of pain severity, knee function, fear of movement, and pain catastrophizing of female recreational runners with patellofemoral pain (PFP).

designRandomized controlled clinical trial.

settingUniversity laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER

participantsThirty female runners (age = 28.3 ± 7.08 years) with PFP were randomly assigned to the exercise or mindfulness-exercise group. INTERVENTION(S): The exercise-only group followed a protocol (18 weeks, 3 sessions/wk) that featured training modifications to help control injury-related symptoms. The mindfulness-exercise group received an 8-week mindfulness intervention in addition to the exercise protocol. The mindfulness component started 4 weeks before the exercise component; therefore, the 2 components overlapped during the first 4 weeks of the intervention. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Usual pain, pain during stepping, and pain during running were assessed using visual analog scales. Functional limitations of the knee were assessed using the Knee Outcome Survey. Fear of movement, pain catastrophizing, and coping strategies were measured via the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire, respectively. These outcomes were assessed at baseline, at week 9, and after 18 weeks.

resultsPain during running, pain during stepping, and functional limitations of the knee were less for the mindfulness-exercise group than for the exercise-only group (P values < .05). The mindfulness-exercise group reported greater perceived treatment effects than the exercise-only group (P < .05). Pain catastrophizing was less and coping strategies were more favorable for mindfulness-exercise participants than for exercise-only participants (P values < .05).

conclusionsMindfulness practice can be an effective adjunct to exercise therapy in the rehabilitation of PFP in recreational female runners.

Indexed as

Exercise TherapyMindfulnessPatellofemoral Pain SyndromeRunningAdultAthletesFemaleHumansPain MeasurementYoung Adultanterior knee painsport injuriessport rehabilitation

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PMID33237990
PMCPMC8359715
OpenAlexW3107929884

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