Pain Sensitivity and Analgesic Effects of Mindful States in Zen Meditators: A Cross-Sectional Study

A. Grant, Joshua; Rainville, Pierre

doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e31818f52ee

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Pain Sensitivity and Analgesic Effects of Mindful States in Zen Meditators: A Cross-Sectional Study

Published in Psychosomatic Medicine • Dec 10, 2008

Authors:

Joshua A. Grant

Pierre Rainville

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate pain perception and the potential analgesic effects of mindful states in experienced Zen meditators. METHODS: Highly trained Zen meditators (n = 13; >1000 hours of practice) and age/gender-matched control volunteers (n = 13) received individually adjusted thermal stimuli to...

Subject

Mindfulness

Analgesic

Meditation

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