Here are five things to know:
1. Dr. Bergin began recommending mindfulness and meditation to her patients after reading about the subject in a magazine article.
2. Dr. Bergin said physicians are trying to steer patients away from narcotic pain medications, and that many patients cannot take non-steroidal anti-inflammatories because of potential side effects.
3. Dr. Bergin was surprised by how many of her patients were willing to accept the mindfulness and meditation method of dealing with their pain.
4. Dr. Bergin asks her patients to recognize pain-free periods of time in their daily life in order to help them achieve and understand mindfulness.
5. Dr. Bergin is one of the founders of Texas Orthopedics, Sports and Rehabilitation Associates in Austin. She earned her medical degree and completed her residency at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
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