Patients who present with central sensitization in physical therapy will go through a 10 minute body scan meditation. If patient meets criteria then they will fill out pre-intervention measures including hand dominance, gender identity, duration of pain, work status, pain body diagram, current pain level, previous medication and a neck disability index or an oswestry disability index.~Subject will then be asked what position they feel most comfortable to be led through this body scan meditation.~After the meditation, the participant will fill out another pain body diagram, current pain level, global rating of change and pain pressure threshold.~At this point the study is over and the subject will return to their physical therapy treatment.
For patients with chronic pain, how does a 10 minute guided body scan meditation affect pressure pain threshold and extent of pain on a body diagram?