Study shows brief training in meditation may help manage pain
November 9, 2009
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Living with pain is stressful, but a surprisingly short investment of time in mental training can help you cope.
A new study examining the perception of pain and the effects of various mental training techniques has found that relatively short and simple mindfulness meditation training can have a significant positive effect on pain management.
Though pain research during the past decade has shown that extensive meditation training can have a positive effect in reducing a person’s awareness and sensitivity to pain, the effort, time commitment, and financial obligations required has made the treatment not practical for many patients. Now, a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte shows that a single hour of training spread out over a three day period can produce the same kind of analgesic effect.
The research appears in an article by UNC Charlotte psychologists Fadel Zeidan, Nakia S. Gordon, Junaid Merchant and Paula Goolkasian, in the current issue of The Journal of Pain.
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I have worked for 5 years with a medical doctor in Toronto, Canada teaching meditation and other mind-body methods for coping with chronic pain. Dr. Jan Carstoniu, MD,FRCPC operates Headache and Pain Management in Toronto and has lots of information on the effects of these methods.
Those who suffer from chronic pain also must deal with the emotional issues stemming from the pain as well as the lack of understanding shown by their families and health professionals.
Go to http://www.mindbodytraining.org and start reading the series of articles called “What is Pain?” Very interesting stuff and it will provide some insight as to why a multi-factorial approach, including mind-body methods is so important.