Would you believe in your surgeon if he prescribed hypnosis to alleviate your pain quotient? Recent reports have brought out the benefits of hypnotherapy over pain killers and other available modern ...

Bob Dick recently toughed his way through a 90-minute total knee replacement without the aid of anesthesia, choosing to stay awake through the chisel and the buzz of the electric saw. When he reached ...

VERRRY SLEEEEPY: Dr. Guy Montgomery, of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, induces a hypnotic state with Leida Quintero-Canetti. The technique is gaining medical credibility. Helayne Seidman Audrey Felli ...

Hypnosis relieves pain, reduces mental distress and promotes recovery after surgical interventions - this has been shown in a meta-analysis recently published in Clinical Psychology Review. By ...

A variety of dermatologic procedures can produce pain or anxiety in patients. Skin procedures that are somewhat painful but usually do not require local anesthetic include moderate-depth chemical ...

Bob Large of the Auckland Regional Pain Service said about 10 to 15 per cent of the population was hypnotisable. Dr Large said the technique had been used in Australia, citing the case of an Adelaide ...

“You’re under my power. When I snap my fingers you’ll flap your arms and cluck like a chicken.” Is this your fear when you think about going to a hypnotherapist? That you’ll be under their power and ...

Belgian doctors claim their breast cancer and thyroid patients are recovering from surgery faster because they're using hypnosis and local anesthesia, instead of general anesthesia during operations.

A combination of hypnosis and local anesthesia could improve outcomes for certain types of surgery, in addition to reducing drug use and length of stay, according to a press release by the European ...