Risultati a lungo termine di una terapia di analgesia ipnotica per il dolore cronico in persone con disabilità

Data from 26 participants in a case series of hypnotic analgesia for chronic pain were examined to determine the long-term effects of hypnosis treatment. Statistically significant decreases in average daily pain intensity, relative to pre-treatment values, were observed at post-treatment and at 3 and 9 months follow- up but not at 6 or 12 months follow-up. The percent of participants who reported clinically meaningful decreases in pain were 27%, 19%, 19%, and 23%, at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months follow-up points, respectively. Moreover, at 12 months post-treatment, 81% of the sample reported that still used the self-hypnosis skills learned in treatment. Overall the results indicate that about 20% of the sample obtained substantial and lasting long-term reductions in average daily pain following hypnosis treatment and that many more continue to use self-hypnosis up to 12 months following treatment.

Parole chiave:Dolore cronico, analgesia, ipnosi, audiotape, audiocassette, autoipnosi, sollievo.

Mark P. Jensen, Joseph Barber, Marisol A. Hanley, Joyce M. Engel, Joan M. Romano, Diana D. Cardenas, George H. kraft, Amy J. Hoffman, David R. Patterson, Risultati a lungo termine di una terapia di analgesia ipnotica per il dolore cronico in persone con disabilità in "IPNOSI" 2/2009, pp 5-18, DOI: 10.3280/IPN2009-002001