Comments on: f-MRI: A Cutting-Edge Pain Treatment http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/185/fmri-pain-management/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:43:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How to Cope with Pain http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/185/fmri-pain-management/comment-page-1/#comment-5765 How to Cope with Pain Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:03:30 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/185/fmri-pain-management/#comment-5765 Barbara, there are probably at least several areas of our brains that can "silence" pain. I'd bet that if you had a scan while meditating and feeling no pain, whatever area worked for you would be active. One thing to work on might be how you could keep that area that quiets your pain "active," even when you're not meditating. The idea of continuing the benefit, even when you're not specifically focusing on meditating. Barbara, there are probably at least several areas of our brains that can “silence” pain. I’d bet that if you had a scan while meditating and feeling no pain, whatever area worked for you would be active.

One thing to work on might be how you could keep that area that quiets your pain “active,” even when you’re not meditating. The idea of continuing the benefit, even when you’re not specifically focusing on meditating.

]]> By: Barbara K. http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/185/fmri-pain-management/comment-page-1/#comment-5764 Barbara K. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:54:35 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/185/fmri-pain-management/#comment-5764 This is very interesting. I have found that when I meditate, I feel no pain. I wonder what my brain scan would look like during those times. This is very interesting. I have found that when I meditate, I feel no pain. I wonder what my brain scan would look like during those times.

]]> By: jeisea http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/185/fmri-pain-management/comment-page-1/#comment-5756 jeisea Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:40:25 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/185/fmri-pain-management/#comment-5756 This is further proof of the part the brain plays in the perception of pain. This video also lends weight to the findings that the way we focus and think about pain affects pain so when we are told to think positively our brain changes in a beneficial way. I've read that the reverse is also the case. When we focus in a negative way our pain perception is greater. You are so right HTCwP. These new developments off a drug free way to control our own pain thus empowering us. jeisea This is further proof of the part the brain plays in the perception of pain. This video also lends weight to the findings that the way we focus and think about pain affects pain so when we are told to think positively our brain changes in a beneficial way. I’ve read that the reverse is also the case. When we focus in a negative way our pain perception is greater. You are so right HTCwP. These new developments off a drug free way to control our own pain thus empowering us.
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