MINDFUL-BASED DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY FOR EMOTION REGULATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND PAIN REDUCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a global problem. Mindful–based
methods are used in CLBP rehabilitation, improving emotion regulation
skills (ERS) and decreasing pain, including a newly developed intervention
Mindful-Based Dance Movement Therapy (MBDMT). Objective: to
determine whether the 10x MBDMT in a group improves ERS and reduces
pain for CLBP patients. Material and methods: randomized controlled trial
N=34; experimental group (n = 13, MBDMT twice a week, 10x, 1,5h): age
M=44.23, SD=8,61; male n=1, female n=12; control group (n=21, without
MBDMT): age M=42.62, SD=10.35; male n=3, female n=18. Inclusion:
low back pain intensity at least 1 (NRS) >3 months; age 25–65 years;
ERSQ-27 total <4; spondylosis; lumbosacral disc disorders. Exclusion:
acute/subacute pain; cancer; trauma; pregnancy; dance therapy
contraindications. Instruments: Emotion Regulation Skills QuestionnaireERSQ-27; Pain Numeric Rating Scale-NRS; sociodemographic
questionnaire. Measurements: ERS with ERSQ-27 for both groups
before/after the intervention; pain with NRS for both groups twice a week
during the intervention. Results: higher ERS index in the experimental
group, compared to the control group (U=55.00, p=0.003) after MBDMT. A
decrease in pain intensity for the experimental group (T=-1.98, p=0.048).
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Conclusion: there are tendencies for MBDMT to improve ERS and decrease
pain in CLBP patients, also there is a need for a larger research group for
more significant results.