The Effect of Praying on Endogenous Pain Modulation and Pain Intensity in Healthy Religious Individuals in Lebanon: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Prayer is considered to be the most common therapy used in alternative medicine. This study aimed to explore the effect of prayers on endogenous pain modulation, pain intensity, and sensitivity in healthy religious participants. A total of 208 healthy religious participants were enrolled in this stu...

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Authors: Najem, Charbel (Author) ; Meeus, Mira (Author) ; Cagnie, Barbara (Author) ; Ayoubi, Farah (Author) ; Al Achek, Mikel (Author) ; Van Wilgen, Paul (Author) ; Van Oosterwijck, Jessica (Author) ; De Meulemeester, Kayleigh (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2023
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2023, Volume: 62, Issue: 3, Pages: 1756-1779
Further subjects:B Pressure pain threshold
B Pain
B Religion
B Conditioned pain modulation
B Prayer
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