Advanced Research in Hypnosis Says it Can be Used to Block Pain
There is a lot said about the powers of hypnosis as it is touted to be the best method there is today for self-improvement and healing of a large number of mental disorders such as phobias, paranoia, anxiety, dysfunctional habits, personal development, etc. There are plenty of funds invested every year across the globe on advanced researches in hypnosis, studies which are meant to find out how far this method can be used for the good of human kind.
Advanced Researches In Hypnosis and Pain Management
Hypnosis is a short form of the term 'neuro-hypnotism' which in lay person's language is translated as 'sleep of the nervous system'. In other words, hypnosis gains control over the mind by putting the consciousness or the nervous system to sleep whereby the sub-conscious is open and more receptive of any suggestions. A hypnotized person would thereby be able to modify his or her behavior according to the suggestions planted into the sub conscious mind.
There is sufficient proof available that hypnosis can work wonders with those individuals who can be hypnotized. Yes, it is true that not everybody can be hypnotized. The ability of getting hypnotized very much depends on each person's ability to respond to the mind relaxation techniques applied during the process. It has indeed nothing to do with the person's intelligence or gullibility.
Going one step further advanced researches in hypnosis studied the ability of this process to block pain and found the results very promising. Researchers from three eminent institutions, Roy J and Lucille A Craver College of Medicine, University of Iowa and the Technical University of Aachen in their advanced researches in hypnosis used the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMIR) technique to check this aspect and published their findings in the Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Nov-Dec 2004) journal.
The research study took the help of brain imagery to find out whether hypnosis really helps in blocking the pain, and if so how. The fMRIs of the subjects who helped in the study showed that when hypnotized the brain did not activate the area of the brain responsible for the feeling of pain while all other areas functioned normally. There had been previously a lot many advanced researches in hypnosis that suggested its effectiveness on pain control. Hypnosis is today actively used to block some of the very unpleasant physical symptoms of chemotherapy such as nausea and fatigue.
The promising results of the advanced researches in hypnosis on pain opened new avenues for its application. Pain control through hypnosis would be a boon for those people who have trouble with anesthesia as well as procedures where anesthesia would be better avoided such as child birth and the like.
