Title |
Effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on non-specific chronic back pain: a randomized controlled trial with additional exploration of the underlying mechanisms
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, August 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-14-256 |
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Authors |
Jonas Tesarz, Andreas Gerhardt, Sabine Leisner, Susanne Janke, Mechthild Hartmann, Günther H Seidler, Wolfgang Eich |
Abstract |
Non-specific chronic back pain (CBP) is often accompanied by psychological trauma, but treatment for this associated condition is often insufficient.Nevertheless, despite the common co-occurrence of pain and psychological trauma, a specific trauma-focused approach for treating CBP has been neglected to date. Accordingly, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), originally developed as a treatment approach for posttraumatic stress disorders, is a promising approach for treating CBP in patients who have experienced psychological trauma.Thus, the aim of this study is to determine whether a standardized, short-term EMDR intervention added to treatment as usual (TAU) reduces pain intensity in CBP patients with psychological trauma vs. TAU alone. |
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