Hypnosis Shown to Speed Healing After Surgery

[Guest guest]

Hypnosis Shown to Speed Healing After Surgery

_http://www.naturalnews.com/022984.html_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/022984.html)

 

by Steve G. Jones, M.Ed. _(see all articles by this author)_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/Author370.html)

 

 

(NaturalNews) As a Clinical Hypnotherapist I have been a major proponent and

supporter of hypnosis and the effect it can have on people. I have helped

people with different problems such as wanting to quit smoking to getting rid

of a phobia. I have helped people reduce the amount of pain they are in and I

have also helped people gain confidence in their every day lives. I believe

that hypnosis can help a very wide range of people and the issues they face.

 

In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, research

was performed by Carol Ginandes (Harvard Medical School) and Patricia Brooks

(Union Institute). They were researching whether _hypnosis_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/hypnosis.html) could aide in healing after a

surgery.

 

The study included eighteen women who were undergoing breast reduction

surgery. These eighteen women were broken into three groups of six. One group

received normal care. The second group received counseling by a psychologist.

And

the third group went to _hypnotherapy_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/hypnotherapy.html) sessions before and after their

surgery. Both the psychological

support group and the hypnosis group received eight sessions once a week.

 

Before their surgery, participants in the hypnosis group worked on reducing

the amount of pain they would feel during and after the surgery and they also

focused on reducing anxiety before and after the surgery. In all eight of

the sessions, the hypnotherapist gave suggestions for the participants to

expect a certain level of discomfort. They were told to focus on rapidly

healing

the tissue from their surgery and to visualize a reduction in scar tissue. The

women in the study were also told to visualize themselves doing their normal

day-to-day activities soon after surgery. The participants also received a

recording of their hypnosis session so that they could listen to it as they

recovered.

 

Two different assessments were made on all eighteen participants. One week

after the surgery and seven weeks after the surgery, medical personnel

physically examined the progress each participant was making. These doctors and

nurses knew that they were participating in a study but did not know which

group

each participant belonged to. Also, doctors reviewed photographs taken of the

wounds. During these two evaluations, the participants evaluated themselves

on two criteria: their healing progress and the amount of pain they were in.

 

Results showed, without a question, that the group who received hypnosis

healed faster than the participants in the other two groups. This study opened

the doors to the idea that hypnosis can have a positive effect on the mind's

ability to heal the body.

 

Source:

 

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis. April, 2003.

 

About the author

Steve G. Jones, M.Ed. has been practicing hypnotherapy since the 1980s. He

is the author of 22 books on Hypnotherapy. Steve is a member of the National

Guild of Hypnotists, American Board of Hypnotherapy, president of the American

Alliance of Hypnotists, on the board of directors of the Los Angeles chapter

of the American Lung Association, and director of the Steve G. Jones School

of Clinical Hypnotherapy.

Steve G. Jones, M.Ed. is a board certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. He has a

bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Florida (1994), a

master's degree in education from Armstrong Atlantic State University (2007),

and is currently working on a doctorate in education, Ed.D., at Georgia

Southern University. Learn more at:

_http://www.betterlivingwithhypnosis.com/_

(http://www.betterlivingwithhypnosis.com/)