title: Mind-body medicine for multiple sclerosis: a systematic review.
abstract: Background. Mind-body therapies are used to manage physical and psychological symptoms in many chronic health conditions. Objective. To assess the published evidence for using mind-body techniques for symptom management of multiple sclerosis. Methods. MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Clinical Trials Register were searched from inception to March 24, 2012. Eleven mind-body studies were reviewed (meditation, yoga, biofeedback, hypnosis, relaxation, and imagery). Results. Four high quality trials (yoga, mindfulness, relaxation, and biofeedback) were found helpful for a variety of MS symptoms. Conclusions. The evidence for mind-body medicine in MS is limited, yet mind-body therapies are relatively safe and may provide a nonpharmacological benefit for MS symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Senders
authors.forename: Helané
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wahbeh
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spain
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shinto