Research shows that positive thinking can be as helpful in treating back pain as painkillers, physiotherapy, and surgery.
So says an article by Sadie Nicholas on the Daily Mail website. I guess many readers will know only too well the frustration of inneffective treatments for chronic back pain. leading to associated, and potentially worse conditions such as depression and anxiety.
The fact that often powerful painkillers do not provide effective relief has led researchers at Warwick University to consider if something as seemingly mechanical as back pain could really be rooted in the mind.
Their research shows that backpain patients given a form of counselling called cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) showed double the improvement of patients who received standard forms of treatment alone.
It does seem quite promising. And even for those who doubt the value of this kind of thing. These are impressive results from a respected bona-fide research team.
The story is worth a look. With case studies, and seven things you can try at home. Find it here.
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