In 2004 Dr. Christina Liossi, studied eighty children in four groups of twenty in Wales. Two of the groups were treated by hypnosis and anesthetic before undergoing surgical cancer procedures, and two control groups had anesthetic alone. All of the eighty children were aged between six and sixteen. Forty children who were treated by hypnosis were hypnotized by psychologists and were taught to self hypnotize themselves. The children were all asked to rate their pain on a naught to five basis before they were subjected to any treatment, then they were asked to rate it again afterward.
Dr Gruzelier of Imperial College in London explained that when people are hypnotized there is a change in the cingulated gyrus, which is located in the left frontal cortex of the brain and this change is discernible during a MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner. The frontal lobe of the brain is concerned with planning and analysis. The cancer patients who had undergone hypnosis underwent had fewer symptoms of nausea, vomiting and pain, and all of these are associated as side effects of cancer treatment.
Because of the intrusive nature of surgery, breast cancer surgery patients have these side effects more than the others. Hypnosis given to a breast cancer patient who will undergo surgery required less anesthetic but in the end got less post operative emotional distress and pain fatigue. Dr David Spiegel said that the treatment worked by changing the patients perception of pain by redirecting the mind elsewhere.
"The key concept is that this psychological procedure actually changes pain experience as much as many analgesic medications and far more than placebos."
This should be put into more clinical trials more before it will be introduce into mainstream of cancer treatment. There is a possibility to prolong the life expectancy of cancer sufferers, according to Dr Christina Liossi.
Less anesthetics, means less money you will spend for drugs. So if you will undergoing surgery, you can ask your doctor about this.
Dr Gruzelier of Imperial College in London explained that when people are hypnotized there is a change in the cingulated gyrus, which is located in the left frontal cortex of the brain and this change is discernible during a MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner. The frontal lobe of the brain is concerned with planning and analysis. The cancer patients who had undergone hypnosis underwent had fewer symptoms of nausea, vomiting and pain, and all of these are associated as side effects of cancer treatment.
Because of the intrusive nature of surgery, breast cancer surgery patients have these side effects more than the others. Hypnosis given to a breast cancer patient who will undergo surgery required less anesthetic but in the end got less post operative emotional distress and pain fatigue. Dr David Spiegel said that the treatment worked by changing the patients perception of pain by redirecting the mind elsewhere.
"The key concept is that this psychological procedure actually changes pain experience as much as many analgesic medications and far more than placebos."
This should be put into more clinical trials more before it will be introduce into mainstream of cancer treatment. There is a possibility to prolong the life expectancy of cancer sufferers, according to Dr Christina Liossi.
Less anesthetics, means less money you will spend for drugs. So if you will undergoing surgery, you can ask your doctor about this.
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