Whether you have osteoarthritis, otherwise known as degenerative joint
disease or an inflammatory type of arthritis such as rheumatoid or
psoriatic arthritis, there are a number of things that you can do to
develop an effective arthritis pain management program to help you get the most out of each day.

TORONTO — Meditation can significantly reduce the intensity and
perception of pain — and the effects aren’t just in a person’s mind,
researchers have found.

In a study of volunteers trained to perform a type of meditation
called focused attention, special MRI scans showed that areas of the
brain typically activated by pain were altered — sometimes dramatically —
while subjects engaged in the thought-controlling exercise.