The Benefits Of Hypnotherapy In Pain Management

Pain is our body’s way of letting us know that something’s wrong. In the field of medicine, pain closely relates to an uncomfortable sensation in a part of our body. When people feel pain, they also feel distress – and in some cases, pure agony (depending on the pain’s severity).

Pain is steady and constant, like a mild ache. It can also be akin to a throbbing, pulsating pain or a pinching, stabbing sensation.

Whatever the severity of pain, people try to manage it as best as is possible. Some people relieve pain with the help of analgesics (pain relievers), while others rely on alternative methods of pain management.

Can Hypnosis Be Effective For Pain Management?

With a set of techniques, hypnosis is especially designed to enhance concentration in the subject, while minimizing the usual distractions that are part of our life. Hypnosis can then be used to heighten one’s responsiveness to suggestions that helps alter thoughts, behavior, feelings and/or the physiological state.

Not to be confused with psychotherapy, it is often used as an effective means of facilitating other therapies and treatments. Although each person responds differently to hypnosis, no negative reviews are associated with this treatment so far.

Rekha Shrivastava, M.S. uses hypnosis as the primary technique in her practice and has been helping patients to achieve their weight-loss goals, in addition to dealing with stress, anxiety and several other conditions. Hypnosis can also be used as an effective pain management technique, as the research by the APA reveals.

The Advantages of Hypnosis in Managing Pain

Various hypnosis treatments and suggestions as provided by practitioners are used to reduce pain. It also minimizes the time duration of medical procedures, the recovery time and need for analgesics.

The elimination of these factors results in the patient being more comfortable with the treatment, while not worrying about expenses incurred.

Furthermore, the effects of hypnosis on brain activity are positive. Hypnotic suggestions given by an experienced and qualified practitioner can not only target specified aspects of pain but also target those processes of brain activity that signals pain and feelings of discomfort to rest of the body.

Rekha Shrivastava reiterates the value of hypnosis when it comes to treating chronic pain. Other treatments of pain management become more effective when combined with hypnosis and hypnotic suggestions. This is why patients are often taught self-hypnosis that enables them to sleep better and experience pain relief.

Having long been used as a party trick, the obvious benefits of hypnosis can no longer be denied as more people are turning to practices such as Blossom Hypnosis in Rochester for help with pain management. Consult with Rekha Shrivastava if hypnosis is right for you.