Monday 17/Mar/2025 – 04:52 AM
The capabilities of the therapeutic nature go beyond mere psychological calm, as a study showed that just looking at greenery reduces pain, and nature gives more calm and tranquility, and removes the chaos of the mind, according to what was published in the Hindustan Times.
How does nature reduce physical pain?
The study conducted a survey of the brains of the participants to understand how people interact with pain and treat it during the viewing of the landscape, and if there is any effect at all, how does this affect the brain, and presented the 49 participants in the study three different scenes, the first was a picturesque landscape that includes lakes and trees, and the second is an urban scene that includes buildings close to the lake itself, the last is an internal office, and the researchers stun the participants with light electric shocks, and they were on them Their pain levels have.
The differences were noticeable, and the realization of pain is much lower when looking at natural views compared to urban or internal scenes, and it was not limited to mental relaxation, as actual biological changes in the brain were observed through brain surveys.
Looking at green spaces reduces pain
The brain surveys revealed that the activity of the areas responsible for treating physical pain signals decreased when the nature exists, which shows that the effect of nature was not only psychological, but also nervous, and this opens horizons for pain treatments in a more natural way, and nature even when watching it by virtual from any screen can make a qualitative shift in pain management.
The researchers pointed out that nature can be combined into pain management treatments, where people with chronic pain can be exposed to nature, whether by default or through innovative experiences in real life.
