How does it work

Here in our Central Coast clinic, chronic pain is considered chronic when it occurs almost every day for long periods. When we have an injury that eventually heals, and we still have pain, it’s a good indication that we need some therapy. Such identifiable causes of chronic pain are arthritis, Fibromyalgia, TMJ dysfunction, cancer, diabetes, muscle and joint injury, shingles, etc. It also includes persistent pain that cannot be identified.

Chronic pain at the end of the day is about making the right lifestyle choices and making sure you find the right therapies for the pain. Hypnotherapy is an amazing complementary therapy that works well with other mainstream therapies.

Medical imaging studies have shown that hypnotic trance therapy influences all the neurophysiological processes that influence pain. Current scientific research shows that hypnotherapy treatment can influence tolerance levels.

Science has discovered that thoughts, emotions, and physical movement can affect our bodies. It can either calm down our central nervous system or activate it. By changing the way you think about chronic pain, you can change how you feel about it. When we focus our attention, we can control the pain. Research has shown that our minds are powerful and can rebalance chemical reactions in the body.

The more we can divert our attention, the less likely the signals are to reach the painful area. Diverting that signal in our pain neural pathways, the fewer pain receptors our nerves create. When having enjoyable experiences, we increase our production of good chemicals (neurotransmitters), such as endorphins, enabling the pain pathways to clear. Hypnotherapy is about focusing our concentration and redirecting us into a desired state of comfort to avoid pain.