“Patients who utilize hypnotherapy before a surgical procedure are doing both themselves and their doctors a favor,”explains Pierre-Etienne Vannier, MSc, CHt, a French-born mind-body practitioner. “’Before’ is a really important step because, when you're able to reduce anxiety and tension, you help your body be ready for the procedure. When you have a more regulated nervous system, it makes the work much easier for everybody.”
After experiencing pain in my thumbs that made me cry each day after work, I had surgery to fix the severe arthritis. Before each surgery, I envisioned the surgery successfully alleviating the pain. As I went under anesthesia, I went to my special place to become extra calm and relaxed. The doctor was impressed with how quickly my thumbs healed each time. Since the surgeries I have been completely pain free and have been able to resume my hobbies of knitting and crocheting. (Last year I made over 25 scarves and hats for the homeless.)
“It’s very empowering for people to be able to be in control of their pain and recovery,” Vannier says. Feeling empowered improves healing. Carol Ginandes, PhD, a Harvard psychologist and researcher, has been studying the effects of hypnotherapy on healing for decades. In 1999, she and Daniel Rosenthal, MD, a Harvard radiologist, showed that ankle fracture patients who practiced hypnotherapy showed improvement in healing, as evidenced by medical imaging, when compared to patients who did not use hypnotherapy. The patients had quicker recovery times, greater mobility, and less pain, and therefore needed less pain medication.
I also had debilitating pain in both shoulders. I could not get dressed easily. Exercising and moving my shoulders was very difficult and painful. When I finally had surgery on them, whenever I felt discomfort, I sent healing light and additional blood flow to that area with my mind. My doctors expressed surprise as they told me I was healing faster than they expected. My mobility was much better than earlier anticipated.
Post-surgery can be a good time to pamper yourself. Getting enough rest, eating and drinking fluids help the healing process. Let others help you.
Wouldn’t you rather heal more quickly and have better results? If you have a surgery in your future, you can consider pre and post-surgery hypnotherapy to help you reduce anxiety and tension and achieve faster healing. Please give me a call (818-929-4944) or join us any Wednesday on my Hypnotherapy Q and A. You can register here..
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Sincerely,
Cinda
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For more information on surgery and hypnosis, here are two articles:
https://aedit.com/aedition/hypnotherapy-for-cosmetic-surgery-sedation-recovery-pain