The use of prayer as a method of pain control is not something that is found in the mainstream, but it is a subject that should not be ignored. Prayer means different things to different people. The essence of prayer is faith, and faith is a personal feeling about a relationship with a higher power.
Some people use prayer to cope with pain and illness.
There is no scientific evidence that prayer alone will take away pain or cure an illness. Prayer should be used in addition to other medical treatments. If prayer has helped a person deal with other problems, there is a good chance that it will help deal with pain. Medicine and the spiritual world have been interrelated from the earliest of times. The early healers had their hands, a few medicines, and knowledge that had been passed down through the generations to guide them.