09/07/2026
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Medical hypnotherapy is a therapeutic approach that uses guided relaxation, focused attention, and carefully chosen suggestions to help a person change how they experience certain symptoms, thoughts, or behaviors. During hypnosis, a person remains conscious and generally aware of what is happening—they are not asleep or under someone else’s control. Clinical research suggests that hypnotherapy can be a useful complement to conventional medical care for certain conditions, particularly chronic and procedural pain, anxiety and stress, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and symptoms associated with medical or dental procedures. It may also be used to promote relaxation, improve coping, address some sleep difficulties, and help people modify habits or responses that contribute to distress. One of its most established applications is gut-directed hypnotherapy for IBS, where hypnosis is specifically designed to influence the brain-gut connection and reduce gastrointestinal symptoms. Hypnosis has also been studied as an adjunct during surgery and other procedures to help reduce anxiety, pain, and sometimes the need for medication. Results vary considerably from person to person, and hypnotherapy should not replace appropriate medical or psychological treatment. When used for a health condition, it is best provided by a licensed healthcare professional with specific training in clinical hypnosis.
Medical hypnotherapy is a therapeutic approach that uses guided rel...