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Effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in Increasing Pain Tolerance and Improving the Mental Health of Injured Athletes

Mohammed, Warhel Asim, Pappous, Athanasios, Sharma, Dinkar (2018) Effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in Increasing Pain Tolerance and Improving the Mental Health of Injured Athletes. Frontiers in Psychology, 9 . Article Number 722. ISSN 1664-1078. (doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00722) (KAR id:67364)

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Abstract

Literature indicates that injured athletes face both physical and psychological distress after they have been injured. In this study, a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was utilised as an intervention for use during the period of recovery with injured athletes and, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first study using MBSR as an intervention for this purpose.

Methods: The participants comprised of twenty athletes (male = 14; female = 6; age range = 21–36 years) who had severe injuries, preventing their participation in sport for more than 3 months. Prior to their injury, the participants had trained regularly with their University teams and participated in official university championships. Both groups followed their normal physiotherapy treatment, but in addition, the intervention group practised mindfulness meditation for 8 weeks (one 90-min session/week). A Cold Pressor Test (CPT) was used to assess pain tolerance. In contrast, the perception of pain was measured using a Visual Analogue Scale. Other measurements used were the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS), and Profile of Mood States (POMS).

Conclusion: Injured athletes can benefit from using mindfulness as part of the sport rehabilitation process to increase their pain tolerance and awareness. Further research is required to assess whether increasing pain tolerance could help in the therapeutic process.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00722
Uncontrolled keywords: injured athletes, mindfulness meditation, pain tolerance, stress, mental health
Subjects: R Medicine
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: W.A. Mohammed
Date Deposited: 19 Jun 2018 11:54 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 13:55 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/67364 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)
Mohammed, Warhel Asim: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1838-3057
Pappous, Athanasios: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2162-0239
Sharma, Dinkar: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0082-1285
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