Originally published by our sister publication Pain Medicine News
Paying active, open attention to the present—or mindfulness—reduced pain response depending on the extent and context of practice, according to a new study.
The research, titled “Neural Signatures of Pain Modulation in Short-Term and Long-Term Mindfulness Training: A Randomized Active-Control Trial” (Am J Psychiatry 2022;179[10]:758-767) reported significant decreases in neurologic pain signatures (NPS)