Hypnosis has been used for centuries to treat a number of illnesses, but went into a decline with the rise of modern medicine. Now it is increasingly being used to treat the symptoms of diseases and conditions as diverse as arthritis, asthma, back pain, cancer prevention, cancer, chronic fatigue/ME, dermatological diseases, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure (hypertension), migraine, and strokes. It is being used to allow surgery and dental work without anaesthesia and for pain free child birth without medication. New evidence from the UK’s first and only NHS centre (Manchester) offering hypnotherapy shows that it is highly effective in treating IBS and non cardiac chest pain.
Hypnotherapy is often thought to be therapy that only affects the mind, but as mind and body are inseparably linked hypnosis can also help physical ailments. Your state of mind can have a direct impact on your physical well-being, even when you're in the best of health.