With Doctor referral, and as an integrative therapeutic approach, hypnosis can be used for pain management in cancer and related side affects from treatment, HIV, irritable bowel syndrome, preparation for surgery, post surgery, fertility, pregnancy issues, gentle childbirth, arthritic conditions, weight loss, diabetic conditions, medication compliance, and other medical issues.
Hypnotherapy encompasses working with mind/body concepts for all presenting problems. When it comes to the health related problem, how the mind affects the body becomes an even more integral part of the Hypnotherapy treatment plan.
For any type of persistent pain, headache, backache, etc., the Hypnotherapist will instruct the client to be checked out medically. In the area of pain, the client must have a Doctor referral. There are many available techniques that the Hypnotherapist can use with the client to help reduce pain and make it be more manageable. Hypnotherapist with expertise will never take the pain away completely.
Pain is nature’s signal to the body that something may be wrong. That alarm system must stay intact. However, turning the pain down and reducing the magnitude of the effect can be handled with Hypnotherapy. When there is no apparent physical or medical reason for the pain, the Hypnotherapist can help alleviate emotional pain which can often be stored in the body and causing the problem.