Hypnosis Heals Pain in Elderly Women

Clinical hypnosis is defined as a person being guided by another (the hypnotherapist) to respond to suggestions for changes in subjective experience, alterations in sensation, emotion, behaviour, thought, and perception (Billot et al., 2019). A study by Billot et al., (2019) examined the use of personalized hypnosis sessions to help elderly women reduce chronic pain, despite their increased age. Over 12 weeks, 15-minute hypnosis sessions during home care visits led to major drops in pain intensity and how much pain interfered with daily life, with no side effects.

Billot, M., Jaglin, P., Rainville, P., Rigoard, P., Langlois, P., Cardinaud, N., & Wood, C. (2020). Hypnosis program effectiveness in a 12-week home care intervention to manage chronic pain in elderly women: A pilot trial. Clinical Therapeutics, 42(1), 221–229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinthera.2019.11.007