{"id":20269,"date":"2020-10-06T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/?p=20269"},"modified":"2023-06-08T13:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T11:48:20","slug":"how-can-meditation-reduce-chronic-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/yoga-blog\/how-can-meditation-reduce-chronic-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can Meditation Reduce Chronic Pain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Living with chronic pain as well as illness can be unbearable. Even after taking the highest dose of painkillers, the ache very soon returns with a vengeance. You want to do anything, something, to stop the pain. However, whatever you attempt seems to fail. Moving hurts. Doing absolutely nothing hurts. Disregarding it hurts.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s not just the pain that hurts. Your mind may start to suffer as you frantically try to find a way of fleeing. Pointed as well as bitter questions can start to nag at your soul:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What will take place if I don\u2019t recover?<\/li>\n<li>What if it becomes worse?<\/li>\n<li>I am not able to cope with this &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Please, I just want it to stop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s just natural to want to fight back against the pain as well as illness in times such as these, however, what if this fight really made your suffering worse? What if it was more efficient to explore the sensations of pain and illness as they rose and then fell in your body?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Meditation To Cure Chronic Pain<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This could seem like the worst thing imaginable however the latest medical advances show that meditation may be more powerful than the most commonly prescribed painkillers. So when your chronic pain continues, even after you\u2019ve tried traditional treatments, it may be worth a look at meditation.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you\u2019re unconvinced, you could find a kind of meditation which helps you. The scientific studies on if meditation works in order to lower chronic pain have enjoyed mixed results. The wide variety of studies as well as methods makes them difficult to compare. However, the bottom line is that a number of studies show that meditation reduces chronic <a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/blog\/3-of-the-best-shoulder-stretches-to-help-relieve-pain-tightness\/\">pain<\/a> and stress for several people. Studies also indicate that meditation may work for beginners.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yoga - Siddhasana (Perfect Pose)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VQksx45VcCM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>But What Exactly Is Meditation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The term \u2018meditation\u2019 refers to an ancient practice which has roots in Buddhism in addition to other Eastern religions. It begins with focusing your attention on the present moment and then not judging your thoughts in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Meditation makes use of different <a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/blog\/how-exercise-protects-your-brain-read-more-in-this-article\/\">brain<\/a> pathways in order to deal with pain as opposed to those utilised by other pain treatments. Over time, meditation may change your brain structure in order to better deal with pain.<\/p>\n<p>A recent study of meditation, mindfulness and the brain suggests that &#8211; in the long term &#8211; meditation may change the structure of your brain. The subsequent change in cortical thickness in certain brain areas will make you less pain-sensitive.<\/p>\n<p>The neural mechanisms which meditation uses in order to modify pain are different from those which are used by other techniques. For instance, a 2012 study found that meditation promotes cognitive disengagement in addition to an increased sensory processing of the actual pain.<\/p>\n<p>Meditation also stimulates the body\u2019s own opioid system. A very small, randomised, double-blind study from 2016 make use of the opioid blocker naloxone &#8211; or a placebo &#8211; and studied pain reduction with meditation. The group with the placebo suffered from, significantly less pain as opposed to the group that had the opioid blocker.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/contact-us\/\"><strong>Contact Trifocus Fitness Academy<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Mind-body exercise is a proven method of healing physical as well as mental ailments. Becoming a mind-body practitioner will teach you these essential skills and so much more. For addition additional information about what it takes to become a mind-body practitioner, please follow this <a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/courses\/mind-body-specialist-certification\/\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/courses\/mind-body-specialist-certification\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19974 size-shop_single\" src=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/footer2.jpg\" alt=\"Trifocus Fitness Academy - yoga\" width=\"600\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/footer2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/footer2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/footer2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/footer2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/footer2.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MIND BODY SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION COURSE - Trifocus Fitness Academy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-kNA_GDgVHM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living with chronic pain as well as illness can be unbearable. Even after taking the highest dose of painkillers, the ache very soon returns with a vengeance. You want to do anything, something, to stop the pain. However, whatever you attempt seems to fail. Moving hurts. Doing absolutely nothing hurts. Disregarding it hurts. 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