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How hypnosis can alter the brain’s perception of pain

...who can benefit and when he uses hypnosis on himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSZ9q9Shr6s&ab_channel=StanfordMedicine How do you define hypnosis in a medical sense? Hypnosis is just a state of highly focused attention, like...

...who can benefit and when he uses hypnosis on himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSZ9q9Shr6s&ab_channel=StanfordMedicine How do you define hypnosis in a medical sense? Hypnosis is just a state of highly focused attention, like...

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Feeling anxious about the coronavirus? A Stanford psychiatrist offers tips

...read a novel, or write a poem, or listen to music. This helps you put the stressors into perspective. I do a lot of work teaching self-hypnosis, which helps separate...

...read a novel, or write a poem, or listen to music. This helps you put the stressors into perspective. I do a lot of work teaching self-hypnosis, which helps separate...

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National opioid group addresses challenge of addiction and pain management

...interventions such as physical therapy, hypnosis and acupuncture, and other pain-relief tactics -- including opioids. "If we treat pain better, with all the options available to us, then patients will...

...interventions such as physical therapy, hypnosis and acupuncture, and other pain-relief tactics -- including opioids. "If we treat pain better, with all the options available to us, then patients will...

To help patients quash pain, researcher develops practical guide for health care providers

...pain management techniques using cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, hypnosis and biofeedback. One of the biggest problems for patients trying to develop cognitive and behavioral skills to reduce pain is the...

...pain management techniques using cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, hypnosis and biofeedback. One of the biggest problems for patients trying to develop cognitive and behavioral skills to reduce pain is the...

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Editorial shows importance of looking beyond medications to treat pain

...that directly affect pain pathways toward treatments like hypnosis and other strategies that effectively moderate the feeling of pain. That need is particularly urgent given the risk of opioid misuse...

...that directly affect pain pathways toward treatments like hypnosis and other strategies that effectively moderate the feeling of pain. That need is particularly urgent given the risk of opioid misuse...

Teaching patients in pain self hypnosis could help curb the opioid crisis, Stanford researcher says

Stanford psychiatrist David Spiegel, MD, began his talk, "Replacing opioids with hypnosis for pain treatment," at last month's World Economic Forum by addressing the elephant in the room. “There’s a...

Stanford psychiatrist David Spiegel, MD, began his talk, "Replacing opioids with hypnosis for pain treatment," at last month's World Economic Forum by addressing the elephant in the room. “There’s a...

A look at integrative medicine with Stanford’s David Spiegel

...other people. These approaches are becoming much more widely accepted. Previously: Stanford study shows what happens in brain during hypnosis, "Traceformation:" David Spiegel on how hypnosis can change your brain's...

...other people. These approaches are becoming much more widely accepted. Previously: Stanford study shows what happens in brain during hypnosis, "Traceformation:" David Spiegel on how hypnosis can change your brain's...

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Stanford study shows what happens in brain during hypnosis

...closer look at hypnotherapy (aka hypnosis), "Traceformation:" David Spiegel on how hypnosis can change your brain's perception of your body, Exploring the science of hypnosis with Stanford's David Spiegel and...

...closer look at hypnotherapy (aka hypnosis), "Traceformation:" David Spiegel on how hypnosis can change your brain's perception of your body, Exploring the science of hypnosis with Stanford's David Spiegel and...

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A closer look at hypnotherapy (aka hypnosis)

...that much, so they dismiss hypnosis as nonsense. But it’s vastly safer than any other medication we use." He urges people interested in exploring hypnosis to find a psychologist or...

...that much, so they dismiss hypnosis as nonsense. But it’s vastly safer than any other medication we use." He urges people interested in exploring hypnosis to find a psychologist or...

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Advice for young docs from psychiatrist David Spiegel: Find a mentor and pursue your passion

...he said. Despite the prevalence of psychotherapy, and then of community psychiatry, Spiegel said he stuck by his interest in hypnosis, despite its poor reputation. By conducting statistically sound studies,...

...he said. Despite the prevalence of psychotherapy, and then of community psychiatry, Spiegel said he stuck by his interest in hypnosis, despite its poor reputation. By conducting statistically sound studies,...

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...why, David Spiegel discusses the healing properties of hypnosis, Easing pain and improving recovery with hypnosis, Hypnosis helps baseball manager quit tobacco habit, and More patients turning to hypnosis to...

...why, David Spiegel discusses the healing properties of hypnosis, Easing pain and improving recovery with hypnosis, Hypnosis helps baseball manager quit tobacco habit, and More patients turning to hypnosis to...

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...users a blueprint of their time in bed. The second promises to lull users to sleep with music, hypnosis or guided meditation. If you’re the data-driven type, a sleep-tracking app...

...users a blueprint of their time in bed. The second promises to lull users to sleep with music, hypnosis or guided meditation. If you’re the data-driven type, a sleep-tracking app...

Ask Stanford Med: Pain expert responds to questions on integrative medicine

...although there is overlap amongst the different types: Mind-body medicine: meditation, hypnosis, biofeedback, guided imagery, yoga Biologically based practices: uses substances found in nature - herbs, foods, vitamins, supplements Manipulative/Body-based...

...although there is overlap amongst the different types: Mind-body medicine: meditation, hypnosis, biofeedback, guided imagery, yoga Biologically based practices: uses substances found in nature - herbs, foods, vitamins, supplements Manipulative/Body-based...

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...in a podcast with Williams. As for whether Williams had success with self hypnosis, you'll just have to listen. Previously: David Spiegel discusses the healing properties of hypnosis, Not everyone...

...in a podcast with Williams. As for whether Williams had success with self hypnosis, you'll just have to listen. Previously: David Spiegel discusses the healing properties of hypnosis, Not everyone...

...on by over-exuberant inflammation and other stressors." Previously: How music therapy may benefit surgery patients and Easing pain and improving recovery with hypnosis Photo by Ozaki Lab, Brigham and Women's...

...on by over-exuberant inflammation and other stressors." Previously: How music therapy may benefit surgery patients and Easing pain and improving recovery with hypnosis Photo by Ozaki Lab, Brigham and Women's...

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...diagnosis and give you the appropriate care. Previously: David Spiegel discusses the healing properties of hypnosis, Emotional, social support crucial for cancer patients, How to stay fit and active this...

...diagnosis and give you the appropriate care. Previously: David Spiegel discusses the healing properties of hypnosis, Emotional, social support crucial for cancer patients, How to stay fit and active this...

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