Osher Center for Integrative Health Archive — Page 2 of 3

September 28, 2017

Expanded health plan benefits, salary range changes ahead

For 2018, the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employee health plan will offer an array of insurance options and new wellness services.

By John Howser
July 20, 2017

Osher Center to study standards for mindfulness training

As mindfulness grows in popularity as a treatment option for conditions ranging from anxiety to chronic pain, experts in integrative medicine at Vanderbilt are doing research to better quantify its effectiveness and setting standards for how it is administered.

By Tom Wilemon
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May 25, 2017

Research delves into mental states of self-transcendent experiences

Researchers have, for the first time, described the similarity of different self-transcendent experiences — mental states that range from being in love to spiritual enlightenment — along a common continuum and spectrum of intensity.

By Tom Wilemon
March 9, 2017

Osher Center offers multiple back pain treatment options

The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt offers most of the treatments in the new guidelines for back pain recently recommended by the American College of Physicians, but misconceptions about those treatments remain a barrier to care.

By Tom Wilemon
September 30, 2016

Vanderbilt’s Osher Center offers Gentle Yoga for Back Care

By Wayne Wood
July 21, 2016

Harvard’s Vago named Osher Center research director

David Vago, Ph.D., will join the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation on Sept. 1 as director of research.

By Tom Wilemon