Dr. Christina Liossi made an experiment for 80 children. These children aging between 6 and 16 were divided into groups. Some groups were treated by hypnosis and anesthetic by psychologists, they were also taught to self hypnotize themselves. While some of them were treated by anesthetic alone.The children were asked to rate their pain before they were being given any treatment, then afterward.
According to Dr Gruzelier, a doctor from Imperial College in London, when people are hypnotized some changes occur. The patients who undergone hypnosis was observed to have fewer symptoms associated as side effects of cancer treatment.
Breast cancer surgery patients have these side effects fairly often because of the invasive nature of the surgery. Dr Guy Montgomery recruited two hundred breast cancer sufferers to undergo either hypnosis or a consultation with a psychologist before surgery. The women who were hypnotized were also taught how to induce a hypnotic trance themselves. As a result of this, they required less anesthetic but crucially reported less post operative emotional distress, pain fatigue and nausea. Dr David Spiegel, from Stanford University School of Medicine, postulated that the treatment worked by altering the patients perceptions of pain by directing the attention of the mind elsewhere.
"The key concept is that this psychological procedure actually changes pain experience as much as many analgesic medications and far more than placebos."
More research and test should be done to be able to introduce this to the mainstream of cancer treatment. Dr Christina Liossi said that there is a possibility to prolong life expectancy for cancer patients by psychological factors. However, there should be clinical trials to support this.
You wont lose by trying. So if you will be facing surgery you can talk to your doctor and open the idea. It may help you to save more.
According to Dr Gruzelier, a doctor from Imperial College in London, when people are hypnotized some changes occur. The patients who undergone hypnosis was observed to have fewer symptoms associated as side effects of cancer treatment.
Breast cancer surgery patients have these side effects fairly often because of the invasive nature of the surgery. Dr Guy Montgomery recruited two hundred breast cancer sufferers to undergo either hypnosis or a consultation with a psychologist before surgery. The women who were hypnotized were also taught how to induce a hypnotic trance themselves. As a result of this, they required less anesthetic but crucially reported less post operative emotional distress, pain fatigue and nausea. Dr David Spiegel, from Stanford University School of Medicine, postulated that the treatment worked by altering the patients perceptions of pain by directing the attention of the mind elsewhere.
"The key concept is that this psychological procedure actually changes pain experience as much as many analgesic medications and far more than placebos."
More research and test should be done to be able to introduce this to the mainstream of cancer treatment. Dr Christina Liossi said that there is a possibility to prolong life expectancy for cancer patients by psychological factors. However, there should be clinical trials to support this.
You wont lose by trying. So if you will be facing surgery you can talk to your doctor and open the idea. It may help you to save more.
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