Cognitive behavioral therapy is not just for psychological issues. Indeed, research shows that many physical ailments, especially those that cause chronic, ongoing, debilitating pain, can be better managed not simply with medications, but also with mindfulness and behavioral training. The improvement researchers have seen with these therapies is not temporal, but has lasting benefits for patients, reducing their pain symptoms and increasing their quality of life.

Cognitive behavioral therapy can treat chronic back pain – Elko Daily Free Press