Preoperative Guided Imagery Improves Cardiac Surgery Outcomes

Preoperative guided imagery improves cardiac surgery outcomes.  Effect of guided imagery on length of stay, pain and anxiety in cardiac surgery patients.  “Cardiac surgery patients who listened to a pre-op guided imagery surgical tape had significantly less pain, anxiety and two days shorter hospital stay.”

-Tusek, D.L., Cwynar, R., and Cosgrove, D.M., Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, Journal of Cardiovascular Management 10; 2: 22-8 1999

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Hypnosis for Burns

Hypnosis for burns.  The Use of Hypnosis in the Treatment of Burn Patients.  “Hypnosis has a part to play in nearly every aspect of burn care, from the initial visit through tubbing and grafting, and finally to rehabilitation.  Early hypnosis attenuates the inflammatory response to the injury, limiting the usual progression of the burn from first degree to second degree, or from second to third.  Procedural pain can be controlled.  Guilt or anger about the accident need to be alleviated, caloric intake can be increased, and active participation in physical therapy can be enhanced.”

Dabney M. Edwin, Tulane University, LA, USA, International Handbook of Clinical Hypnosis, Online ISBN: 9780470846407; DOI = 10.  1002/0470846402.ch19

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No pain…for the first time in years!

My back has not hurt since we worked on it.  I just spent ten hours driving to Baltimore…with NO pain!  The first time in YEARS and I am not surprised!  Thank you!

-B. P., Georgia

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Pain Control with Hypnosis

Pain has been shown to have a HUGE mental component.  If you have pain, hypnosis can most likely help you gain relief.  How do I know?  I am very allergic to all currently prescribed pain medications.  As I sit with two new permanent “pins” in my left inner ankle,  I say,  “Oh, well!”, and deal with pain on my own.  Thank God, I know self hypnosis, how to use my mind to feel better without pain meds.   [When people ask "what happened?," it was a paintball accident in the Catskill Mountains (NY).]  But, my  Mind is a Powerful Tool I choose to use to help myself feel comfortable and heal faster.

Another good technique to control pain is to concentrate on a relaxing subject that gives you enjoyment and engages you.  For me it is birding.  Here is a relaxing birding log.

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