Study provides evidence for the existence of a non-opioid process in the brain to reduce pain through mindfulness meditation
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Results from a new study, funded in part by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, demonstrate that mindfulness meditation works on a different pain pathway in the brain than opioid pain relievers. The researchers noted that because opioid and non-opioid mechanisms of pain relief interact synergistically, the results of this…
