Does prayer really help reduce pain?

Question

Does prayer really help reduce pain?

Answer 1

They have done scientific studies on positive thinking and pain and have found that people who pray often are more relaxed and less stressed and that in turn can help with chronic pain.  There are also those that feel that praying to God for relief of pain does work, as God answers prayers or at those that he feels he should answer.

Answer 2

Yes, but it is an indirect, inefficient way to solve the under lying injury that is generating the pain signal. Read http://www.helium.com/tm/148271 for a description of a direct method of dealing with pain signals and fixing injuries.

Answer 3

Ooou Yeees. But it has to be a honest prayer to a honest doctor.

Answer 4

Depends how you do it.

Matthew 21:21-22 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

It's not about asking, it's about believing.

If you absolutely expect, without doubt, that your pain will go away, it will.  You cannot affect others' pain like this.  

BTW, you don't need to pray.  We get what we expect regardless.

Answer 5

It depends- some people are very good when it comes to having that mental intention overcome the physical. Laughter is an excellent pain reliever- it releases endorphins that naturally take away pain. Laughter therapy is wonderful and very, very effective.  

Blessings and Good luck,

~Adrienne~

Answer 6

it never helped me when i was in pain , only when i was angry

i uselessly prayed about a certain disease for years

but this doesn't mean that other people like jesus can't heal people by touch or by prayer at the distance

you just have to find them

good luck it seems i spent half of my life looking for someone like this

Answer 7

Pain=anxiety=more pain.

Prayer can help reduce anxiety.  The Lord's Prayer is a very healing prayer and a lot of people know it by heart.

Answer 8

No