Using mediation and proper breathing can assist with pain management. I have heard from many women lately who are worried about pain management following surgery and procedures for breast cancer. I ...

“Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve this?” I bet you’ve asked yourself this question more than once in your life. In fact, you may be going through something in your life right now ...

Pain is a complex, multifaceted experience shaped by various factors beyond physical sensation, such as a person's mindset ...

A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depression, leading to significant improvement in participant perceptions of pain, mood and ...

Helen Brindell's love for gardening is easy to see. "It's what I love to do," she said. But what you can't see is Brindell's chronic back pain. "I couldn't get down like this without a lot of pain or ...

The late Harvard psychologist Daniel Wegner wrote a classic paper in 1987 called Paradoxical Effects of Thought Suppression. 1 He demonstrated that the more you try not to think about something—the ...

Imagine yourself as an outside bystander to your own body. Notice the emotions, thoughts, and physical feelings that come up within you, without actually reacting to them on impulse. Meditation allows ...

The soothing sound of a gong echoed through the breeze as birds sang on a sunny Wednesday evening at a small park in the east side of Pilsen. Dozens lay on the ground, eyes closed and hearts open to a ...

Rapid evolution in medical innovation has caused surgery to shift from a last resort for pain relief to a first defense in some instances. This trend is concerning considering the growing evidence ...

Reviewed by Alicia Bigelow, ND Key Takeaways Reiki is a Japanese energy healing practice rooted in the principle of ‘ki’ or ...