In this trial, 45 fibromyalgia patients with uncontrolled pain were randomized to receive either hypnosis with relaxation suggestions, hypnosis with analgesia suggestions or relaxation training alone.

Eve Bogert, longtime hypnosis enthusiast, once participated in a stage hypnosis show and was hypnotized into believing there was a little man trapped inside of her wristwatch. "I'm a compassionate ...

Researchers from Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Washington are harnessing the power of interactive media and clinical hypnosis to help people manage pain without drugs. The team ...

Can hypnosis be an alternative to medication for relieving acute dental pain? Although there are only a few dozen studies on the topic, the evidence is promising that hypnosis can help relieve dental ...

Indeed, with the exception of one or two case studies, the only published qualitative research accounts relating to women's experiences of using self-hypnosis for labour come from a very small Iranian ...

Chronic pain continues to be one of the most challenging health problems that exists. Sadly, the suffering from chronic pain often flummoxes the medical community and leads to people feeling ignored ...

What hypnosis is—and isn’t. Hypnosis is an interactional process between two people that often creates fascinating shifts in perception and behavior. Such changes are often highly compelling: Hypnotic ...

PARIS — More and more, hypnotic analgesia is being used in the emergency department (ED) to reduce pain and help patients relax while they're being treated. In his presentation to emergency medicine ...

Hot flash frequency and intensity decreased by more than 50% among women who listened to a daily audio hypnosis session, ...

As women who have gone through childbirth know, labor contractions and the birth process are typically painful. But women have been giving birth for centuries without pain medication. There are ...

Can a simple daily audio hypnosis session help women find relief from one of menopause's most disruptive symptoms—hot flashes ...