Self-Hypnosis for Phantom Limb Pain: A Multiple-Case Study

Phantom limb pain occurs in more than half of the people who have undergone an amputation. Hypnosis can alleviate effectively experimental, procedural, and chronic pain. Thus, this multiple-case study, we determined whether hypnosis might be a successful complementary approach to help patients with phantom alleviating their quality (i.e., sensitive affective), intensity, fatigue, emotional distress anxiety depression). Seven experiencing were trained perform self-hypnosis five sessions over two months. The encouraged practice at home daily throughout study. Measures intensity severity insomnia, anxiety, depression, affective) performed before after training. Six years completion contacted telephone follow up on self-hypnosis. All reported reduction pain, They also positive change behaviors sensation performing hypnosis. At six-year follow-up, three still practicing better control being relaxed. main reason for most stop was that they failed find time. Self-hypnosis ameliorate suffering from Large-sample clinical trials mixed design are needed confirm these results.