The Brains of Meditators Respond Much Differently To Pain - Huge Implications
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In 2015, researchers from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center discovered that the brains of meditators respond much differently to pain than those who were given a placebo to reduce pain. This could have large implications for pain management. Pain is not only one of the most common ailments but it can also extremely debilitating and expensive. Approximately 100 million Americans deal with pain daily, and most are currently turning to prescription painkillers. With some of these pain killers being addictive, it's easy to see how abuse of meds could be common based on use and availability.
The Brains of Meditators Respond Much Differently To Pain - Huge Implications
The Brains of Meditators Respond Much…
The Brains of Meditators Respond Much Differently To Pain - Huge Implications
In 2015, researchers from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center discovered that the brains of meditators respond much differently to pain than those who were given a placebo to reduce pain. This could have large implications for pain management. Pain is not only one of the most common ailments but it can also extremely debilitating and expensive. Approximately 100 million Americans deal with pain daily, and most are currently turning to prescription painkillers. With some of these pain killers being addictive, it's easy to see how abuse of meds could be common based on use and availability.