Scientists are now looking at evidence to prove that the human brain can significantly manage pain, especially lower back pain conditions suffered by no less than 65 million Americans who have tried everything from intravenous intervention, painkillers and physical therapy.
Studies on mind-based therapies are currently gaining widespread popularity among medical and scientific communities in harnessing the powers of the brain through what is called Mindfullness-Based Stress Reduction or MBSR.
A landmark research that was recently published by the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) highlighted the effects of this technique in the treatment of chronic low back pain among young and middle-aged adults.
The research was funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health of the National Institutes of Health.
MBSR strategically incorporates a combination of yoga, body awareness and meditation by focusing on increasing acceptance and awareness of personal life experiences.
Researchers conducted the tests with 342 adult participants aged 20 to 70 years old suffering from chronic lower back pain were provided two tapes of treatments therapies of eight weekly two-hour sessions of MBSR and cognitive behavior therapy.
Findings revealed that those participants who took the MBSR therapies showed significant improvement after six months with marked improvement on pain reduction and increased mobility and functionality.
The research also came in the light of controversies regarding deaths from lower back pain sufferers due to overdose of opioid painkillers.
MBSR was first developed by a scientist from Massachusetts back in the 1970’s named Dr. Jon Zabat- Zinn, using traditional Buddhist meditation practices.
Symptoms of lower back pain include difficulty in movement ranging from painful motor movements to being unable to walk or stand, pain around the groin area, buttocks or upper thigh, achy and dull pain, soreness of the back area when touched.
One of the highly probable causes of back pain are muscle or ligament strains , which often results from undue pressure caused by lifting heavy objects, sudden twist or movement that cause muscles or ligaments to stretch or develop microscopic tears.
Other complications may lead to back pain being symptomatic to organ disease like kidney and liver disease.
According to the Global Burden of Disease 2010, low back pain is the single leading cause of disability in the world, with back pain so rampant that is has become one of the most common reasons for productivity loss, meaning unscheduled absence from work.
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