Swiss researchers say people can reduce their allergy symptoms by up to one-third just by thinking about a place that is free of allergens. The researchers at University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland, based their conclusions on 40 people they recruited and trained to hypnotize themselves for two years.
(United Press International – 6th July 2005)
Posts Tagged ‘hypnosis’
Hypnotism aids allergy sufferers
Monday, June 6th, 2005
Brain Studies Investigate Pain Reduction By Hypnosis
Friday, March 18th, 2005Researchers found that volunteers under hypnosis experienced significant pain reduction in response to painful heat. They also had a distinctly different pattern of brain activity compared to when they were not hypnotized and experienced the painful heat. The changes in brain activity suggest that hypnosis somehow blocks the pain signal from getting to the parts of the brain that perceive pain.
(University of Iowa – 14th March 2005)
Hypnosis ‘reduces cancer pain’
Sunday, September 12th, 2004Childhood cancer patients suffer less pain when placed under hypnosis, scientists have claimed. Children who had been hypnotised in trials reported they had less pain from medical procedures as well as cancer-related pain.
(BBC News – 10th September 2004)
Hypnosis really changes your mind
Friday, September 10th, 2004Hypnosis is more than just a party trick, it measurably changes how the brain works, says a UK researcher.
(New Scientist – 10th September 2004)
