Power 95.9 » reduce pain http://power959.com Your #1 Hit Music Station Fri, 17 May 2013 23:05:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Crossing Your Arms Reduces Pain http://power959.com/crossing-your-arms-reduces-pain/ http://power959.com/crossing-your-arms-reduces-pain/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 11:46:36 +0000 Mimi http://power959.com/?p=5344 Simply crossing your arms reduces the feeling of pain.

Since we generally use our right hand to touch things on the right side of our orientation, and our left hand to touch things on the left side, scientists believe that when you cross your arms the brain gets confused and doesn't process stimuli -- including pain -- as well

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