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Consult your GP or healthcare professional if you are concerned about your health and well-being. Shed & Grow's treatments work alongside your medical healthcare as an adjunct, which can holistically enhance your overall healthcare and quality of life. Mind health is fundamental. Emotional, psychosocial, psychosomatic and psychological health is complementary to physical health and healing. Mind health restores the body, reducing problematic physical, emotional and psychological symptoms. Mind health improves sleep quality and prepares the body for better absorption of vitamins, minerals, medicines and medical treatment which promotes physical and psychological healing.

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Physiological health benefits can be achieved through Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy mind and body health practices. However, Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy are not a replacement for medication, physical medical assessment or attention, especially for physical medical conditions and illness, severe psychological illness and conditions and/ or disabilities.

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In an article from the Harvard University Gazette, Cromie (2003) reported on a study conducted by Carol Ginandes and Daniel Rosenthal, professors of radiology at Harvard Medical School, which investigated the use of hypnosis to accelerate bone healing. The study found that individuals who underwent hypnosis healed more quickly than those who did not. Six weeks after a fracture, participants in the hypnosis group exhibited healing equivalent to 8.5 weeks of recovery.

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Reference: Cromie, W. J. (2003, May 8). Hypnosis helps healing. Harvard University Gazette. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2003/05/hypnosis-helps-healing-2/

 

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Research shows that hypnosis effectively reduces anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances. Although hypnosis has been more frequently studied and proven successful for pain management, some studies indicate additional benefits, such as reduced anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances (Accardi & Milling, 2009; Bernardy et al., 2011; Grondahl & Rosvold, 2008; Jensen & Patterson, 2014).

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References:

Accardi, M. C., & Milling, L. S. (2009). The effectiveness of hypnosis for reducing procedure-related pain in children and adolescents: a comprehensive methodological review. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 32(4), 328–339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-009-9207-6

Bernardy, K., Füber, N., Klose, P., & Häuser, W. (2011). Efficacy of hypnosis/guided imagery in fibromyalgia syndrome - a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-133

Grøndahl, J. R., & Rosvold, E. O. (2008). Hypnosis as a treatment of chronic widespread pain in general practice: A randomized controlled pilot trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-9-124

Jensen, M. P., & Patterson, D. R. (2014). Hypnotic approaches for chronic pain management: Clinical implications of recent research findings. American Psychologist, 69(2), 167–177. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035644

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Hammond (2010) reviewed extensive literature on the efficacy of hypnosis as a treatment and found strong evidence supporting hypnosis for treating state anxiety related to medical procedures, such as surgery and dental work; those undergoing hypnotherapy reported reduced anxiety, depression, and improved quality of life compared to standard care; additionally self-hypnosis training was found to be rapid, cost-effective, nonadditive and a safe alternative to medication for the treatment of anxiety-related conditions.

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References: Hammond, D. C. (2010). Hypnosis in the treatment of anxiety- and stress-related disorders. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 10(2), 263–273. https://doi.org/10.1586/ern.09.140

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A substantial body of research demonstrates the efficacy of hypnosis as part of the integrative treatment of many conditions that traditional medicine has found difficult to treat. For some disorders (such as irritable bowel syndrome), the evidence for the efficacy of hypnosis is so robust that it could be argued that it is unethical not to inform patients about this treatment modality --

better evidence exists now supporting the use of hypnosis to relieve discomfort associated with many diagnostic and invasive procedures (Weisberg, 2008).

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Reference: Weisberg, M. B. (2008). 50 Years of Hypnosis in Medicine and Clinical Health Psychology: A Synthesis of Cultural Crosscurrents. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 51(1), 13–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/00029157.2008.10401639

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See also: Scientific Literature for more of the latest research on mind health and the efficacy of therapy models provided by Shed & Grow.