The Science of Hypnosis

Hypnosis is the oldest form of therapy: back in the 19C, Scottish surgeon James Braid rejected the “magical” side of hypnosis emphasising instead its valuable and practical use in a medical and surgical setting.

James Esdaile, another surgeon at the time, reported a rate of 80% surgical anaesthesia in amputations using only hypnosis. The American Civil War also saw surgeons successfully hypnotising injured soldiers before amputations.

Since then, scientific research and studies into the mind-body connection means that we accept the mind as a powerful tool in controlling the health of the body.

Hypnosis as a therapeutic tool utilises this mind-body connection to create a state of highly focused attention and heightened responsiveness which has wide ranging applications in pain control, lifestyle choices and improved health. Studies focussing on subject’s brains when undergoing hypnosis have shown that it alters activity and connectivity reducing levels of anxiety and pain.

If a drug were to do that, it would be used in every medical setting. But, of course, there is little money to be made from the drug free and relatively cheap use of hypnosis.

Click on the buttons below for some fascinating scientific studies on the efficacy of hypnosis.

Montgomery et al.

A study was conducted on 200 patients undergoing large needle biopsies for breast cancer.

All patients were assigned routine anaesthesia and half were given a brief pre-surgery hypnosis session.

This was sufficient to produce a statistically significant reduction in the use of medical anaesthesia drugs and, despite this reduction in drugs, these same patients also reported less pain, nausea, fatigue, discomfort, and emotional upset than the patients who did not experience the hypnosis session.

Lang et al.

A study was conducted on 241 patients undergoing vascular and renal procedures. Patients were in control of their own pain relief and assigned standard care, structured attention, or self-hypnotic relaxation.

Results showed that when hypnosis was used, drug use was significantly reduced and patients reported less pain and anxiety, shorter procedure time and cost savings.

Spiegel

A study scanned the brains of 57 people undergoing hypnosis using magnetic resonance imaging which detects changes in blood flow.

Results showed altered activity and connectivity in distinct sections of the brain, specifically: a drop in activity in the part of the brain stimulated by worrying; an increase in connectivity between the mind and body; and a decrease  of activity in the area of the brain connected with self-reflection meaning subjects would be less inhibited and more open to the suggestion of change.

The Neuro Fix Downloads 

The Neuro Fix downloads use hypnosis and visualisation to make it easier to stop doing the things you want to stop doing, and start doing the things you want to start doing.

You may be asked to create your own personal visualisations – called mental Mind Movies – which you will “watch” in your mind every time you listen to your download. We will also guide you in creating powerful visualisations as you listen to your download which will prime your brain – effectively acting as a mental rehearsal for the new behaviour – making it so much easier to do, or not do, in reality. “

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