More doctors are advising that their patients seek out hypnotherapy to supplement medical care and more patients are going in that direction on their own as medical treatment becomes more expensive or because hypnosis is non-invasive, effective, and does not carry the adverse side effects of drugs . . . Patients Trade Pills for Hypnosis:

Dr. Sidney Rosen is using hypnosis to reduce this patient’s arthritic pain. Nickolas Souleotis says after years of taking strong painkillers, he wanted to try an alternative. “I used to take a ton of medicine,” explains Souleotis, “I’ve cut that way back. I mean way back” Consumer Reports’ Jamie Kopf says hypnosis has proven results. “Studies have shown that hypnosis can be effective at relieving pain during certain medical procedures.” It’s also been proven successful at treating children with cancer undergoing painful treatments. Trials have shown hypnosis can also help relieve pain from gastrointestinal disorders, and can even speed the healing of surgical wounds and broken bones. Consumer Reports says the side effects associated with hypnosis are rare, and they’re relatively minor ones, compared to those associated with drugs. For Souleotis, hypnosis has brought pain relief he never thought possible. “I never thought it would work. I’m telling you, I never thought it would work”

More and more clinical studies have proven that the mind-body connection is very real and that hypnosis can help in many more ways than just simple pain relief or stress reduction (while it does that beautifully as well) . . . in just about anything from accellerating healing, to helping bones set more readily, to breast enlargment, to painless childbirth, to skin disorders, to cancer therapy, to . . . well, you name it and hypnosis or focused trance seems to be helpful.

However, do keep in mind that focused trance or hypnosis should only be used to supplement competent and qualified medical care, not as a replacement in and of itself. When I work with folks for serious medical conditions, I require a referral from their physician who is still considered as primary healthcare giver (this usually is simple to get and really can be as simple as a letter acknowledging that the physician is aware that the patient is seeking focused trance or hypnosis to supplement the doctor’s medical care).

All the best,
Brian