Monday, May 28, 2012
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 hemiswat asks

Q: Has anyone found self-hypnosis to work with pain management? Tell me about your experiences.

Does self-hypnosis help with pain management and/or with reducing the frequency and/or severity of migraines you get monthly? If so, please tell me about your experiences and what has worked best.

Answer This
Answers (1)
Nancy Harris Bonk, Health Guide
1/ 3/09 10:58pm

Hi hemiswat,

 

Here's the thing, Migraine is a genetic neurologic disease.  Identifing and managing triggers, preventing Migraine attacks, aborting an attack and using rescue medications when necessary, are all part of a good Migraine management plan. In addition, complementary therapies like massage, biofeedback, self-hypnosis, and acupuncture all can be part of this plan too.

 

In my experience, I've done biofeedback, acupressure, cranial sacral manipulation, physical therapy, massage, and chiropractic. Unfortunately, none of these helped reduce the frequency or severity of my Migraines or chronic pain. This of course doesn't mean it won't help others.

 

Best bet is to try keeping a Migraine diary, you can find that HERE, to see what if any potential food and/or non food triggers may be triggering a Migraine attack for you. Then you can diary what works and doesn't work to abort your Migraines. Our Migraine trigger page, Migraine Triggers, has lots of information for you.  

 

Good luck

Nancy

Reply
Answer This

Important:
We hope you find this general health information helpful. Please note however, that this Q&A is meant to support not replace the professional medical advice you receive from your doctor. No information in the Answers above is intended to diagnose or treat any condition. The views expressed in the Answers above belong to the individuals who posted them and do not necessarily reflect the views of Remedy Health Media. Remedy Health Media does not review or edit content posted by our community members, but reserves the right to remove any material it deems inappropriate.

Ask a Question

Get answers from our experts and community members.

Btn_ask_question_med
View all questions (4351) >
By hemiswat— Last Modified: 12/14/10, First Published: 12/31/08