Great Article here on Pain Management.
Hypnosis has been proven effective in helping control chronic pain,
one of the most common reasons for patients to seek medical care, yet
many doctors and patients still fail to buy into this powerful healing
tool.
“A lot of people don’t understand
hypnosis, and some are fearful by what they see on television about it,”
said hypnotherapist Susan Sawyer, who acknowledges that only a small
percentage of the clients she sees in her Satellite Beach office seek
help with chronic pain issues.
The
British Medical Association and the American Medical Association
approved the clinical use of hypnosis more than 50 years ago. According
to studies published by the National Institute of Health, hypnosis can
provide significant relief for chronic pain, defined as pain that
persists for six months or more. In a study of breast cancer patients by
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, individuals who participated in a
15-minute session of presurgery hypnosis reported a 53 percent decrease
in pain intensity and 74 percent decrease in nausea, when compared with
patients who did not go through hypnosis.
If hypnosis works, why don’t more people use it?
“Pills
are easier,” said Dr. Kathy Doner, a physician who practices
hypnotherapy in Melbourne and Sebastian. Only about 10 percent of
Doner’s hypnotherapy clients seek help for pain management.
Doner,
who practiced internal medicine before, was a fan of hypnosis right out
of medical school. She remains an anomaly in the medical profession.
“Doctors are not at all trained in hypnosis,” she said. “I was the exception.”
Doner
became interested in hypnosis when she viewed a video of one of her
medical student friends who underwent nasal septum deviation surgery
without the use of anesthetics.
“The only anesthesiologist was the hypnotist,” she said.
When blood gushed out during the procedure, the patient was able to diminish its flow, just through hypnosis.
Physicians
refer patients to Doner and Sawyer, but it is usually only after a
patient suggests it or the physicians themselves have tried it and
personally witnessed its efficacy.
Hypnosis is a great way of using your own resources to deal with pain.
Call 407-494-3578 for more information on how this can help you today.
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