Pain Management

Pain should always be taken seriously and never regarded as being  "all in the mind". Pain is a signal that something needs attention so  please ensure that you have consulted with your medical practitioner  prior to considering the use of hypnotherapy for managing pain.

Once  you have addressed the pain on a medical level and had any necessary  checks/tests/treatment and have decided you would like to use  hypnotherapy as an adjunct to medical treatment, you are ready to allow  yourself to be surprised at just how effective hypnosis can be in  helping you to manage pain.

As a first step, you might  want to familiarise yourself with some of the available research so here  are just a couple of links to get you started:

http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/hypnosis-meditation-and-relaxation-for-pain-treatment

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-16/hypnosis-for-chronic-pain/2902538

While  there can be no guarantee regarding how well hypnotherapy could work  for you, as a general guideline based on published studies, between  50-70% of people can expect to notice a significant improvement and  around 10% of the general population would be in the "highly  hypnotisable" category that is able to undergo surgery with the skilled  use of hypnosis in place of medical anaesthetics.