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Pain Medicine
Hypnosis doesn't improve pain relief strategies
September 1st, 2003
Techniques like relaxation and visualizing a pleasant scene can take the sting out of mild pain, but adding hypnosis to the mix does not make such techniques more effective, according to a new report. Leonard S. Milling, PhD, of the University of Hartford, and colleagues compared five different behavioral treatments for finger pain delivered under hypnotic and nonhypnotic conditions. Treatments included imagining a pain-protective glove, relaxing various muscle groups, picturing a warm summer day and reciting statements like: "I'll make the pain less severe when it comes." While all five treatments lessened the intensity of pain...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2003-09-01)
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