Archive for the ‘Pain Relief-Muscle Relaxers’ Category
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PAIN CLINIC: THE THERAPY PROGRAMME
The programme involves: Education Patients are introduced to a ‘model of pain’ demonstrating its multiple factors. They can thus closely identify with this typical model so they can analyse their problem to get it into proper perspective. Also, education lectures are incorporated into daily group sessions. The group sessions are designed not only to supply [...]
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CANCER AND PAIN: CANCER AND IMAGERY
Significant physical changes can be brought about by enhancing the immune system and altering the course of malignancy. Since mental processes have a direct influence on the immune system and hormonal balances in the body, physical changes can be directly linked with changes in thought patterns. For example, Jenny, a 50-year-old nurse, visualised a flock [...]
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PAIN TREATMENT/CREATIVE IMAGINATION SCALE: AGE REGRESSION
Keep your eyes closed. By directing your thinking, you can bring back the feelings that you experienced when you were in primary school — in first, second, third, fourth and fifth grade. Think of time going backwards, going back to primary school. Feel yourself becoming smaller and smaller. Let yourself feel your hands small and [...]
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OTHER PAIN TREATMENTS: MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY
After literally centuries of observation that magnets could have a beneficial effect on human disease, a device has been developed using magnetic energy. The most common type of magnetic field therapy device consists of a cylindrical magnetic coil attached to an electronic device which can alter the frequency of the magnetic energy, its intensity and [...]