Rheumatology

James H. Stewart, MD, from the Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida, undertakes a review of the recent literature on the uses of hypnosis in contemporary medicine.

Patients with refractory fibromyalgia (mean duration, 8.5 years) . . . → Read More: Rheumatology

Manage Fibromyalgia Symptoms with Ericksonian Hypnosis and Guided Imagery for Relaxation

Researchers from the Unidad de Investigació Médica in Merida, Mexico, explored the efficacy of Ericksonian Hypnosis for managing the symptoms of Fibromyalgia.

Forty-three female Fibromyalgia patients were randomly assigned to receive either six months of Ericksonian Hypnosis (n = 20) or a sham-Hypnosis protocol (n = 23).  Each month, measures were taken using the Patient and Physician . . . → Read More: Manage Fibromyalgia Symptoms with Ericksonian Hypnosis and Guided Imagery for Relaxation