Researchers claim that feelings of nostalgia can reduce perceived pain levels. In the study, volunteers exposed to nostalgic images reported that they felt less pain than others. Experts said the sensation could be a ‘drug-free way to alleviate low pain levels’.
DRUG-FREE SOLUTION TO MIGRAINE PAIN
Scientists continue to work feverishly against migraine, which seriously reduces the quality of life and makes that day and even the next few days unbearable.
Another interesting but enjoyable way to deal with migraine pain, which affects more women than men, has emerged. It has been suggested that a bad migraine can be overcome by remembering the ‘good old times’ for those with pain.
Scholars say nostalgia acts as a mild pain reliever and can reduce the pain of headaches by an average of 10 percent.
The researchers said that nostalgia could be ‘a drug-free way to relieve low-level pain such as headaches or mild clinical pain’.