Short Periods of Meditation Help Patients Cope With Pain

In a new study, researchers point to "robust" findings that short periods of meditation can help patients cope with pain. Past studies show that extensive mindfulness training can change the way pain is perceived. The study is the first to show that meditating just twenty minutes a day is a valuable intervention that can decrease pain sensitivity and decrease perception of pain.

The study comes from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (More)

Source: emaxhealth.com