India, June 7 -- A new study has revealed that spending time in or around nature can provide people suffering from chronic lower back pain with a degree of escapism that helps them better manage their physical discomfort.

The research, published in The Journal of Pain, is the first of its kind to ask people experiencing chronic lower back pain - in some cases for almost 40 years - about the role nature plays in any coping strategies they employ to help manage their condition, read the article written by Amani Gardner as published on University of Exeter website.

This study conducted by experts in pain management and environmental psychology at the University of Plymouth and University of Exeter was based on interviews with 10 people who...