Mindfulness Meditation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain.
Neurosurgery clinics of North America July 1, 2022 Michael G Brandel, Christine Lin, Devon Hennel et al.
Chronic pain is a major cause of disability, and standard treatments like medication and surgery often have limited success. Mindfulness-based meditation reduces pain in both chronic pain patients and healthy individuals in experimental settings. Brain imaging studies have identified specific neural mechanisms that may underlie both immediate and long-term pain relief from mindfulness practices.