Psychological interventions can alleviate chronic pain, improve patients' quality of life and stop onset of disabilities, but only if they are motivated to be active, according to a Medical News Today report.
A review of the literature presented at the EFIC Congress in Hamburg, Germany, found that about 70 randomized, controlled studies showed the efficacy of psychological interventions in at least three out of eight relevant domains in more than 60 percent of studied patients.
Researchers concluded that behavioral changes can be a valuable co-therapy with physical exercise and pharmacological options, but they said more studies are needed.
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