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Hypnosis

Hypnosis may ease chronic pain

October 03, 2008
A small study has found that hypnosis can offer significant reduction in patients' pain awareness. Scientists in Belgium and Denmark hypnotized 13 patients and found that the patients' perception of acute pain was reduced by about one-third while they were under hypnosis. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Hypnosis for Pain Management
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

...your attention. We are now entering the world of hypnosis. The first stage of hypnosis is called... Read more »

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How to relax: Let me Count the Ways (part 2)
By Gerald Tarlow, Ph.D. , Health Expert

...possible techniques to choose from.        Self-hypnosis can be used to get you in a very... Read more »

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Treating Sleep Disturbances Caused by Anxiety
By Lynne Taetzsch , Health Expert

...happening around you.  Another friend uses self-hypnosis to help her go to sleep.  The way... Read more »

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Freud 101: Psychoanalysis
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...early stages of development. At first, Freud used hypnosis in an attempt to uncover early... Read more »

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Easing the Pain & Discomfort of Genital Herpes
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...some of which include relaxation, exercise, yoga, or hypnosis. Read more »

Health Guide

Hypnosis
...absorbed in a good book, cooking a meal or watching a movie is similar to what happens to you during hypnosis. The definition of hypnosis The definition of hypnosis began with an 18th century... Read more »
Acupuncture and pain
...Alternative medicine - pain relief Read more »
Acupuncture and pain
......relieves pain is not entirely clear, but there are many theories based on scientific principles. Hypnosis is a focused state of concentration. Self-hypnosis (in which you repeat a positive... Read more »
Best Treatment Practices for PTSD Deemed “Uncertain”
...between current definitions of “exposure therapy” and CBT as well as other modalities including hypnosis, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) – which is not unlike a form of... Read more »
Make Peace With Your Breast Size
...breasts will remain in proportion to the rest of you. The reverse is also true (see "Pills", below). Hypnosis The claim: If you listen to a few tapes while you sleep or drive to and from work,... Read more »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A hypnosis session before a woman undergoes breast cancer surgery can have tremendous benefits, according to a new study. The... Read summary »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Hypnotherapy may be a better way to stomp out cigarettes than other smoking cessation methods, according to new research.... Read summary »

Hypnosis may cool hot flashes in breast cancer survivors
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Breast cancer survivors who still endure hot flashes may be helped by undergoing hypnosis, a new study has found. Researchers at Baylor University... Read summary »

Study: Hypnosis eases breast cancer surgery pain
October 03, 2008

A new report suggests that hypnosis may help ease the pain of breast cancer surgery. Researchers from Mount Sinai found that women who received... Read summary »

Hypnosis may ease inflammation from ulcerative colitis
October 03, 2008

Treating ulcerative colitis patients with hypnosis therapy may help reduce bowel inflammation, a small study suggests. Researchers had 17 ulcerative... Read summary »