Chronic pain is a problem that weighs heavily on society. For the people who live with chronic pain, the impact is often profound and farreaching, with its adverse influence seeping into every facet of life. But the burden of this suffering hasn’t only been felt on a personal level - in the USA particularly, pain management has become a contentious issue in public health.
Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet in the treatment of chronic pain. With many medical interventions proving ineffective or dangerous (and sometimes, both) the medical community and pain sufferers are increasingly looking towards less obvious solutions. It is in this context that yoga and mindfulness
