Share of Cost, Migraine sufferers may find meditation helps
The main purpose of the study, which involved 19 adult participants, was to evaluate the safety, feasibility and effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for migraine sufferers.
There is evidence that MBSR can help alleviate chronic pain but not much evidence on its effect on migraines. Study showed MBSR safe and may reduce frequency and severity of migraines
MBSR is a standardized 8-week program that teaches people to become more mindful through learning mindfulness meditation, body awareness and yoga. It was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, a professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, as a way to help people cope with stress, anxiety, pain and illness. The researchers found that the patients who completed the MBSR program tended to have 1.4 fewer headaches per month that were less severe.