New research has found that mindfulness meditation reduces pain by engaging a distinct brain pathway, separate from the pathway activated by a placebo. The standalone analgesic effect that mindfulness ...

Chronic pain is a leading neurological complaint. Chronic low back pain is the most common pain condition and a leading cause of disability and the impairment of many activities of daily living. Low ...

New research from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggests that mindfulness meditation is more than just a placebo when it comes to pain relief. The study, published in ...

Pain is a complex, multifaceted experience shaped by various factors beyond physical sensation, such as a person's mindset ...

Mindfulness meditation, which has been used for centuries for pain management in various cultures, has long been speculated to work by activating processes supporting the placebo response. However, ...

Pain is a complex, multifaceted experience shaped by various factors beyond physical sensation, such as a person's mindset and their expectations of pain. The placebo effect, the tendency for a person ...

In a new study evaluating meditation for chronic lower back pain, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that men and women utilize different biological ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WPVI) -- There's more evidence meditation can help you better deal with pain. In a test at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, volunteers were exposed to short, but painful bursts ...

Could om take the edge off of ouch? A new study suggests that mindfulness meditation is an effective strategy for pain relief. The research, published in Biological Psychiatry, analyzed pain ...

I grew up in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, deep in the “Bible Belt”. Concepts like mindfulness weren’t common in middle Tennessee and they weren’t necessarily celebrated in my family either. My grandfather ...

A number of studies indicate that mindfulness and meditation can alleviate aspects of your period including PMS, period pains, and more. Clue, a female-health and period-tracking app, claims the ...