Evidence that "mindful breathing" can be used to treat pain

Scientists likened that "the external sense is yang, and the internal sense is yin

To prove, researchers at the University of Michigan compared two types of meditation breathing—traditional mindful breathing and virtual reality, 3D-guided mindful breathing—to reduce pain

DaSilva said that in the traditional breathing group, the functional connection with the frontal lobe area of ​​the brain is enhanced because this area focuses on the sensory details inside the body, called inner sensation

In the virtual reality group, the subjects wore special glasses and watched a pair of virtual reality 3D lungs while breathing consciously

DaSilva said: " ( I'm surprised) Both of these meditation breathing methods reduce pain sensitivity, but they are opposite in the brain, just like yin and yang

He said that although both of these methods reduce pain sensitivity, traditional mindful breathing is challenging because it requires long periods of attention and attention to abstract experiences

DaSilva said that virtual reality mindful breathing provides medical professionals with another possible option for pain relief to reduce the tendency to rely only on painkillers, including opioids

Pain is processed by many areas in the brain that provide different information for the overall pain experience

However, here is to dissect and understand the two brain mechanisms that use breathing to regulate pain

In order to study the brain mechanisms used in these two types of breathing, the researchers analyzed their related functional connections

DaSilva's research team mainly focuses on migraine and pain, and is currently investigating the option of providing this virtual reality breathing experience through a mobile application and extending its clinical benefits to a variety of chronic pain diseases outside the laboratory

The research titled "Brain Mechanisms of Virtual Reality Breathing versus Traditional Mindful Breathing in Pain Modulation: An Observational Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study" was published in " Journal of Medical Internet Research " ( 10.