Cold nights got you achy and sore. Try meditating. Research has shown that mindful meditation reduces chronic pain and stress. An article in the General Hospital Psychiatry reported that 51 chronic pain patients who had not improved with traditional medical care. At 10 weeks, 65% of the patients showed a reduction of ≥33% in the mean total Pain Rating Index (Melzack) and 50% showed a reduction of ≥50%. Similar decreases were recorded on other pain indices and in the number of medical symptoms reported. Large and significant reductions in mood disturbance and psychiatric symptomatology accompanied these changes and were relatively stable on follow-up. These improvements were independent of the pain category, ( Kabat-Zinn). The study concluded meditation could be an effective regulation in chronic pain. Meditation also reduces anxiety and stress. A follow up study reported that a previous study of 22 medical patients with DSM-III-R-defined anxiety disorders showed clinically and statistically significant improvements in subjective and objective symptoms of anxiety and panic following an 8-week outpatient physician-referred group stress reduction intervention based on mindfulness meditation, (Miller). Here is a soothing song to meditate to. Find a comfortable quiet place. Have the music on a low volume. Position yourself comfortably, and close your eyes. Try to focus your thoughts. Breathe in ten second intervals. Using proper technique (in through the nose and out through the mouth). Happy Meditating. https://youtube/watch?v=vtdKDC6v1mA Miller, John J., Ken Fletcher, and Jon Kabat-Zinn. Three-year Follow-up and Clinical Implications of a Mindfulness Meditation-based Stress Reduction Intervention in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders. General Hospital Psychiatry 17.3 (1995): 192-200. Web. Kabat-Zinn, Jon. An Outpatient Program in Behavioral Medicine for Chronic Pain Patients Based on the Practice of Mindfulness Meditation: Theoretical Considerations and Preliminary Results. General Hospital Psychiatry 4.1 (1982): 33-47. Web.
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