Recent research suggests the medical field may have previously overlooked the role our minds can play in feeling pain. Here's why, writes DrSusanHeitler
treatment, and a standard pain protocol. The results showed major differences in outcomes, with the psychological treatment showing by far the strongest pain relief.Source: grafvision/fotosearchSubjects in this study included 151 adults, half men and half women, all of whom had been suffering mild to moderate levels of chronic back pain.
A placebo treatment of an injection into the back of a saline solutionTwo-thirds of the subjects who received the psychotherapy for two sessions a week over a period of four weeks rated their pain after treatment at either 0 or 1 . That is, they became essentially pain-free. Subjects in the placebo group averaged some, but significantly less, pain reduction. Subjects in the standard treatment group experienced virtually no pain reduction by the end of the treatment period.
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