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Kishor
, 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: Kishor
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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