Study Says Yoga & Meditation May Help Manage Chronic Pain

Researchers found that patients’ perceptions of their conditions shifted, with lower reported feelings of pain, depression, and disability following the course. “Chronic pain often goes hand-in-hand with depression,” explains Cynthia Marske, D.O., an osteopathic physician and director of graduate medical education at the Community Health Clinics of Benton and Linn County. “Mindfulness-based meditation and yoga can help restore both a patient’s mental and physical health and can be effective alone or in combination with other treatments such as therapy and medication.”