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Copyright: KK
, Advanced Scientific Hypnotherapy Consultant and
Certified Instructor in Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis,
Consultant Editor, Hypnotherapy FAQS
If you get any
sort of pain, that means your body is sending a signal to
your brain - you need to pay attention to the pain. Most of
the times, the pain is minor and you get over it very
quickly. You normally know the reason for the pain. It may
be a cut or a wound or a headache, etc.
At other times,
you may not be aware why you have the pain - and it doesn't
go away.
What should you
do?
Seek immediate
medical advice from your doctor. Your medical adviser can
give you appropriate medication - and if necessary, refer
you to your local hospital for a check up or treatment.
Once you have
been through the above process, often times it is possible
to control pain or to manage pain using hypnosis and
hypnotherapy.
A medical
referral is normally necessary (and advisable) to ensure
that all the necessary checks have been done.
For example, if
you have a fall and you start hypnotherapy, you can normally
control the pain. However, the Hypnotherapist can't tell you
if you have a fracture. He or she can't "set" your bones or
bandage or plaster your injury.
In other words,
it is essential to seek medical advice first
to carry out any necessary medical procedures. Once your
doctor or hospital gives you the go ahead for alternative
and complementary pain control methods, you can then start
benefiting from hypnosis.
"Our results
support the feasibility and acceptability of a combined
acupuncture / hypnosis intervention for chronic pediatric
pain." A Phase I Study on the Feasibility and
Acceptability of an Acupuncture / Hypnosis
Intervention for Chronic Pediatric Pain. Journal of Pain and Symptom
Management , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , Pages 437 - 446.
Zeltzer LK, Tsao JC, Stelling C, Powers M, Levy S,
Waterhouse M.
Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of
breast cancer: 10. The management of chronic pain in
patients with breast cancer:
"Relaxation with guided imagery through hypnosis was
the most effective pain control strategy in a
meta-analysis of cognitive-behavioural therapy. In a
randomized controlled trial reported by Spiegel and Bloom,
interventions involving support group therapy and hypnosis
were effective in reducing depression, fatigue and pain "
- Chris Emery, Romayne
Gallagher, Maria Hugi, Mark Levine, and the Steering
Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and
Treatment of Breast Cancer. (2001 update, CMAJ)
Is pain all
in the mind? "Is there an alternative to drugs? Two
London doctors, Chris and Alexander ("Xand") van
Tulleken, identical twins, set out to investigate if
we can learn anything about pain relief from
other cultures (trance, self-hypnosis, etc.). Both
twins, 29, studied medicine at Oxford University
and trained at the city's Radcliffe Camera Hospital. They
believe that Western medicine is missing a trick
- Channel 4 series about alternatives to Western
medicine." in an
article by By Esther Walker, Belfast Telegraph, 15 January
2008
Type 1 Diabetes
/ Treatment of Neuropathy / pain relief
"Alternative treatments - such as hypnosis, biofeedback,
relaxation techniques, and acupuncture - have also been
reported to help some patients manage pain." The New York Times 30 Aug 2008
Hypnosis 'helps
reduce pain suffered by cancer patients' ("Brain
scans show that in hypnosis there's a disconnection by a
part of the brain called the anterior cingulate gyrus,
which monitors what we are doing in the here and now,"
said Dr Peter Naish of the Open University)
in an article by Charles Arthur, Belfast Telegraph, 10
September 2004
"Guided imagery,
meditation, relaxation therapy and hypnosis or
hypnotherapy are often useful adjuncts to pain treatment
..." Many Treatments Can Ease Chronic Pain,
article by Jane E Brody, New York Times, 20 November
2007
Cancer - Pain Control - Complementary
and Alternative Therapy and Methods
Copyright, 2006/8: KK
Advanced Scientific and Clinical Hypnotherapy Consultant
Certified Instructor in Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis
Board Certified Hypnotist
NLP Master Practitioner
Certified Trainer of NLP
Stress Relief and Stress Management Workshops
Pain Control and Pain Management
Corporate and Professional Motivation Workshops
Professional Hypnotherapy Training and Hypnotherapy
Certification Courses
"An open mind is
one that is eager to explore new ideas ... one that
integrates the best of the new with ancient wisdom and time
tested truths."
Kishor , Consultant Editor, Hypnotherapy
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