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HypnoAnesthesia
for Pain Management Alternative non-pharmacological methods for pain management have stepped to the forefront of the treatment of acute and chronic pain management and Mr. Eslinger's portion of the national conference is the only seminar that teaches the four non-pharmacological pain control methods and their relationship to hypnosis. The door for hypnotists to work with multidisciplinary pain management teams has been opened by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). JCAHO set standards for the assessment of pain and states that alternative non-pharmacological methods for pain management be used by all hospitals. Pain clinics are hiring qualified complementary healthcare practitioners to meet these standards. This seminar will focus on hypnotic intervention sessions for patient visits one through four in a comprehensive step-by-step model. The sessions will include the study of hypnotic techniques for the treatment of Stress Induced Headaches, Migraine Headaches, Chronic Post Surgical Pain, Cancer Pain, Labor & Delivery, Fibromyalgia, Back and Neck Pain, Tempromandibular Disorder, Tic Douloureux and any other specific pain syndromes the participants wish to discuss. The "why" for the use of hypnosis in chronic pain management will be explained with the emphasis on the clinical practice of hypnosis involving physician referrals in an outpatient setting. Demonstrations and antidotal case studies will be reviewed and will include; method of hypnotic induction, formulating hypnotic suggestions for decreasing or removal of symptoms, and metaphorical guidelines with goal setting and treatment planning. Hypnosis as a coping skill in dealing with secondary gain will also be included. This seminar will focus the use of hypnosis in pain management within the clinical context. Specific methods of pain control in the treatment of acute, chronic, and post surgical pain will be presented. This will include the differences between acute and chronic pain, both physiologically and psychologically. Participants will discuss the use of hypnosis and related relaxation techniques in management of pain with a focus on the use of hypnosis as a means of providing the client with a renewed sense of controlling their disease rather than being controlled by it. Ron Eslinger can be reached at The Healthy Visions Wellness Center, 800 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Suite A-208 in Oak Ridge, TN. Call 865-220-0777, email roneslinger@yahoo.com or go online to http://www.eslinger.net for more information. |