by Lund University Matilda Forni with the ultra-thin microelectrodes during production. Credit: Agata Garpenlind Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a completely new stimulation method, using ultra-thin microelectrodes, to combat severe pain. This provides effective and personalized pain relief without the common side effects from pain relief drugs. The study, which was conducted on rats,...
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Mindful breathing for pain control: Like yin and yang
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN It’s long been known that meditative mindful breathing helps with various health conditions, including pain. To that end, researchers at the University of Michigan compared two types of meditative breathing––traditional mindful breathing and virtual reality, 3D-guided mindful breathing––to reduce pain. They found that each lessened pain by modulating the somatosensory cortex, a...