Pain

Acute or new pain serves an important and useful function. It warns you that damage is being done to your body. But, when pain becomes chronic and continues long after it has done its job of giving warning, and long after the physical problem has been medically treated, it is no longer needed as a warning!

Some slight discomfort may be needed as a reminder not to overdo things or strain, but the pain is no longer needed at the same degree of intensity. The pain can still remain as a reminder - but less intense and less uncomfortable. This is where hypnotherapy comes in.

Hypnosis is a relaxed state of attentive concentration that allows your conscious, critical mind to rest temporarily so that you can be receptive to positive thoughts that help you to feel more comfortable.

In this relaxed state of attentive concentration, you are helped to use your own imagination to change your experience in a way that is acceptable and desirable and pleasant for you. So, with hypnosis you gain more control over the pain and gain more comfort.