Scientific evidence for the viability of hypnosis as a treatment for pain has flourished over the past two decades Rainville, Duncan, Price, Carrier and Bushnell, ; Montgomery, DuHamel and Redd, ; Lang and Rosen, ; Patterson and Jensen, However its widespread use has been limited by factors such as the advanced expertise, time and effort required by clinicians to provide hypnosis, and the cognitive effort required by patients to engage in hypnosis. The theory in developing virtual reality hypnosis was to apply three-dimensional, immersive, virtual reality technology to guide the patient through the same steps used when hypnosis is induced through an interpersonal process. Virtual reality replaces many of the stimuli that the patients have to struggle to imagine via verbal cueing from the therapist.
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You are getting sleepy HypnoVR has been developing virtual reality-based medical hypnosis solutions to manage pain and stress and has just finished three promising retrospective clinical trials. The outfit claims that the use of VR for managing pain and anxiety during and after medical procedures had some promising results. The first study took place over six months at the Hospital Hautepierre in Strasbourg. As part of the trial, HypnoVR was used with selected children, in addition to standard pain management, as support for post-operative pain and to limit opioid consumption following scoliosis surgery. The minute HypnoVR session took place once a day within the first 72 hours following surgery, while the control group received the standard care.
Virtual Reality Hypnosis VRH is a non-pharmacological analgesic technique that has been shown to reduce pain and anxiety during burn wound care. However, little data are available on the potential cost-effectiveness of this approach. In this case report, general anesthesia is compared to the use of VRH only for serial wound care sessions.
The key elements in any successful hypnotherapy session are relaxation, emotional engagement, positive suggestion, as well as a sense of safety and security. These factors must be present for hypnotherapy patients to receive the full benefits of hypnosis in treating any issue that stems from the mind, whether it is a negative behavior, a compulsion, distressing thoughts, or habits. However, for many people, their fears and anxieties often hold them back from experiencing the full range of benefits offered by hypnosis in a traditional hypnotherapy setting.