Mind Body Intervention for Chronic Upper Extremity Pain (Repetitive Stress Injury)
The goal of this nonrandomized pilot study is to test a mind-body interventional approach for the treatment of chronic upper extremity pain or repetitive stress injury of the upper extremity (wrist/shoulder/elbow). 1. To determine if a mind-body intervention improves upper extremity functional capacity (ie., Disability of Arm Shoulder Hand - DASH) among people with chronic wrist, elbow, and shoulder pain 2. To determine if a mind-body intervention decreases pain intensity, pain-related anxiety, and overall somatic complaints in our trial participants. 3. To tailor the intervention and the outcomes assessment procedures for conducting a trial in a population with upper extremity pain.
• Adult (≥ 18 years of age)
• A disability score ≥ 40 as per the QuickDASH survey
• Presence of pain and perceived disability for a minimum of 3 months
• Willing to engage in a Mind-Body intervention
• Positive visualization test (onset of pain when patients visualize themselves performing tasks that generally bring on pain)