Wayne, Peter, Mehta, Darshan, and Yeh, Gloria.

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 22, No. 11

T’ai ChiIs Effective for Knee Osteoarthritis and the Grief It Causes

Author information: Peter Wayne, PhD
Director of Research, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Division of Preventive Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Citation: Wang C, Schmid CH, Iversen MD, et al. Comparative effectiveness of tai chi versus physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2016;165:77–86.

Mindfulness and Pathways of Pain Control: Opportunity Knocks

Author information: Gloria Yeh, MD, MPH
Director, Research Fellowship in Integrative Medicine
Director or Mind-Body Research
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School

Citation: Zeidan F, Adler-Neal AL, Wells RE, et al. Mindfulness-meditation-based pain relief is not mediated by endogenous opioids. J Neurosci 2016;36:3391–3397.

Mind-Body Approach to Low Back Pain: A “No-Brainer” or “All-Brainer,” Depending on How You Look at It

Author information: Darshan Mehta, MD
Medical Director, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Director of Education
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Citations: Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ, Balderson BH, et al. Effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction vs cognitive behavioral therapy or usual care on back pain and functional limitations in adults with chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2016;315:1240–1249.