Chronic pain continues to be one of the most challenging health problems that exists. Sadly, the suffering from chronic pain often flummoxes the medical community and leads to people feeling ignored ...

The seven patients in the treatment group showed an average improvement in scores of -7.1 from 62.5 to 55.4, whilst the eight patients in the control group had a deterioration of 7.9 from 37.2 to 45.1 ...

We are built to experience pain to become aware that something is amiss. Pain can be triggered by either a physical abnormality, an emotional state, or both. In the case of physical pain, the nerves ...

A surprising new approach may help women manage one of menopause’s most troublesome symptoms — hot flashes — without hormones ...

In a review study of the clinical efficacy of hypnosis for controlling migraine and tension headaches, a National Institute of Health Technology Assessment Panel determined that hypnotherapy met ...

Hypnosis reduces pain during sharp debridement of skin ulcers in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, with most patients reporting decreased pain awareness and lasting pain relief for ...

To the lengthening list of conditions in which reputable medical men now believe that hypnosis may be useful, a psychiatrist last week added cancer. Dr. Jacob H. Conn, a psychiatry professor at Johns ...

A study published in JAMA involving 250 postmenopausal women had some participants undergo self-administered hypnotization, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hypnosis and acupuncture are promising approaches to relieve pain during labor and delivery, but more research is needed to determine whether these two strategies, as well ...

Hot flushes could be relieved by listening to recordings that induce hypnosis from home, rather than having to venture to a ...

Untreated chronic pain patients on waitlists for psychological care show no significant symptom change over short periods, according to a recent meta-analysis.