Pain is the body's smoke detector. It tells us that something is wrong. Anyone with pain must seek medical examination to determine the cause of the pain. A proper diagnosis MUST BE MADE before hypnotherapy can commence.

Hypnotherapy is part of "mind-body medicine which focuses on the interactions among the brain, mind, body, and behavior, and the powerful ways in which emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and behavioral factors can directly affect health."(1)

"Evidence from multiple studies with various types of cancer patients suggests that mind-body interventions can improve mood, quality of life, and coping, as well as ameliorate disease - and treatment-related symptoms, such as chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting, and pain."(1)

(1) Mind-Body Medicine: An Overview