Feel the burn: 90% of people heal faster by focusing on their pain — Israeli study
Reporter at The Times of IsraelWhich works better to heal inflammation — distraction from the pain or attention to it?New research from Bar-Ilan University found that contrary to popular belief, 90% of people who focused their conscious attention on an inflamed spot on their body recovered faster than those who tried to ignore it.The landmark study, published today in Nature Human Behaviour, demonstrates for the first time that focused attention can dial down acute biological inflammation in real time.“I’ve studied humans for more than 20 years, and this was the most striking effect I’ve ever seen,” said Dr. Liron Rozenkrantz, assistant professor at the university’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, who supervised the study. Dr. Nofar Mizrachi led and conducted the research in collaboration with Prof. Menachem Rottem, head of the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Service at Emek Medical Center in Afula.The researchers said the findings could help people learn to…
A new Israeli study from Bar-Ilan University, published in Nature Human Behaviour, found that focusing attention on an inflamed area can accelerate healing. Contrary to the belief that distraction aids recovery, 90% of participants who consciously focused on an acute skin inflammation healed faster than those who were distracted. Dr. Liron Rozenkrantz, who supervised the study, stated, "Our cognitive processes can shape how the body regulates itself." The research suggests that targeted attention training could complement traditional medical treatments for chronic inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, highlighting that "Feeling pain does contribute to the healing process."
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