## About KarunaHOME

### Karuna Means “Compassion” in Sanskrit.

With KarunaHOME, our goal is to provide compassionate, evidence-based solutions to help people suffering from chronic pain get the relief they need. Inspired by treating our own family members, we use AI-enabled technology paired with personalized coaching to help patients maintain independence, reduce medication usage, and unlearn their pain.

### Discover the KarunaHOME Program

KarunaHOME is a 12-week at-home program that fuses revolutionary technology, proven neuroscience-backed techniques, and personalized coaching to help patients get relief from a variety of chronic pain conditions.

**During the program, all KarunaHOME patients get:**

- Unlimited access to our proprietary device and AI-enabled technology
- A dedicated pain coach certified in functional rehabilitation and neuroplastic pain education
- The KarunaHOME patient workbook with educational tools, exercises, and practical tips for unlearning chronic pain
- Access to dozens of videos (in both English and Spanish) and other digital assets with easy-to-follow concepts
- A fully personalized program tailored to their individual condition and schedule

## Unlearn your pain. Reclaim your life.

## Our Team

**Lincoln Nguyen**

**Jon Weinberg**

**Andy Riedel**

**Dr. James Petros**

**Kris Beebe**

**Marisol Castro**

**Mayan Shoshani**

**Cameron McPherson**

**Kirke Giedzinski**

**Alex Yeates**

## Clinical Advisory Board

**Howard Schubiner, MD**

**David Smolins, MD**

**Robert Johnson DPT**

**Adam Saby, MD**

**Howard Edelman**

**Ramo Naidu, MD**

**Rick Paicius, MD**

**Howard Fields, MD, PhD**

**Kynan Eng PhD**

**Ian Cheok**

**Steve Wiesner, MD**

**Nickul Jain, MD**

## Clinical Evidence

# 480

**Journal articles **_\*Searched by Karuna Labs, Inc. March 2021_

# **93**

**Randomized controlled trials **

# **26**

**Meta-analyses articles **

## Research

#### Selected Fear Avoidance Beliefs Training (FABT) Research

Fear Avoidance Beliefs are associated with disability, reduced function, and impairment in chronic pain patients. FABT has demonstrated improvements in disability, function, impairment, and return to work in chronic pain patients

**DESCRIPTION**

**TITLE**

**DESIGN**

[The Effect of a Fear-Avoidance–Based Physical Therapy Intervention for Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14652471/)

Fear Avoidance Beliefs Training improves disability and pain intensity in patient’s low back pain

Randomized Controlled Trial

[Ten weeks of physical-cognitive-mindfulness training reduces fear-avoidance beliefs about work-related activity: Randomized controlled trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27559939/)

Fear Avoidance Beliefs Training significantly improved work related fear avoidance beliefs in workers with chronic pain

Randomized Controlled Trial

[High Fear-Avoiders of Physical Activity Benefit From an Exercise Program for Patients With Back Pain](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15167652/)

Patients with high fear avoidance benefit from functional rehabilitation programs that include Fear Avoidance Beliefs Training

Comparative Study

[A randomized controlled trial of exposure in vivo for patients with spinal pain reporting fear of work-related activities](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18155934/)

Chronic low back pain patients with reduced function demonstrated superior benefits over treatment as usual on function, fear, and pain

Randomized Controlled Trial

[Preventing progression to chronicity in first onset, subacute low back pain: an exploratory study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19345767/)

Early Fear Avoidance Training prevents the onset of chronic pain

Exploratory Study

[Fear-Avoidance Behavior and Anticipation of Pain in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15102230/)

Function in chronic pain patients is significantly reduced in patients with high Fear Avoidance Beliefs

Randomized Controlled Trial

[Fear avoidance beliefs as a predictor for long-term sick leave, disability and pain in patients with chronic low back pain](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30509231/)

High fear avoidance beliefs is associated with sustained impairments in returning to work in chronic pain patients

Randomized Controlled Trial

[Manual Therapy, Therapeutic Patient Education, and Therapeutic Exercise, an Effective Multimodal Treatment of Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25888653/)

Therapeutic patient education

Randomized Controlled Trial