Dance-therapy and Chronic Pain

Pain, when it becomes chronic, can be a threat to patients and it is very common to observe a fear of pain and a fear of movement (kinesiophobia). Avoidance of movement due to fear of pain can lead to a deterioration of body image. Non-medicinal therapies are essential to correct this fear and movement avoidance behavior, to decrease "catastrophic" judgments and thus anxiety. The use of art-therapy in the accompaniment of patients with pain has shown, in particular, decreases in the intensity of pain, the level of anxiety, an improvement in stress, mood and overall psychological state. However, according to the current literature, it appears that 1) this technique is rarely used in children or adolescents, for whom non-medicinal therapies are fundamental, and 2) in the case of chronic pain, the form of art used is very rarely related to the body (most often painting, drawing, music...).In this project, investigators propose to set up and test the potential benefit of art-therapy sessions related to the body, namely dance-therapy, in adolescents and young adults suffering from chronic pain.

Inclusion Criteria:Patients aged 12 to 20 years, girls or boys, with either complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) or chronic tension-type headache (CTTH).Diagnosis of CRPS or chronic CTTH made in a Pain Management CenterPatients followed in a Pain Management Center (to ensure that patients entering the protocol have pain that is not relieved by conventional treatments)Patients who have given written consent for adults or whose parents have given consent for minorsPatients who are affiliated with or benefit from a social security system.Exclusion Criteria:Patients with headaches other than CTTHPatients with other neurological or psychological disordersPatients with psychiatric illnessesPatients with chronic pain conditions other than CRPS or CTTHPatients with chronic infectious, metabolic, cancerous, autoimmune diseases.Patients whose motor limitations are not related to the diagnosis of CRPS or CTTH (e.g. cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury...)Non-communicating patientsPatients or parents who do not speak or read FrenchPregnant womenDance or yoga professionals (dance or yoga teachers or those studying to become teachers)