Study participants in both the stretching and meditation groups reported a reduction in cramp severity. The median reduction was 1.44 points for stretching and 1.97 points for meditation.

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Placebo cream and the sham medication practice both lowered pain, but mindfulness meditation was significantly more effective at reducing people’s pain, results showed. The brain scans revealed ...