by victoriab | Aug 14, 2011 | Comfortable Childbirth, Pain Management
Ferdinand Lamaze went to Russia in the 1920’s to study hypno-obstetric techniques. Upon his return to France he developed what he called the Lamaze Method for Childbirth without Pain Through the Psychological Method. By the ’60’s it was widely used...
by victoriab | Aug 14, 2011 | Addictions, Stop Smoking
Pregnant and still smoking? Or maybe you want have a baby, but don’t know how you’re going to quit like you know you should. Besides the harmful toxins nicotine and carbon monoxide, “cigarette smoke contains more than 2,500 individual chemicals, all...
by victoriab | Jun 20, 2011 | Blog
A recent presentation at the European Anaesthesiology Congress, in Amsterdam, showed significant benefits of combining hypnosis with a local anesthetic. “We can reduce the costs involved in longer hospital stays, remove the need for patients to use opioid...
by victoriab | Jun 20, 2011 | Weight Loss
Unfortunately, despite the cost, a year or so after gastric band surgery, the success rate is disappointingly low. A report at a recent meeting of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery stated that “using 40% excess weight loss as the standard” for...
by victoriab | May 15, 2011 | Blog, Medical Issues, Pain Management, Recovering from an Illness
When you are experiencing pain, it’s hard to accept that much of the sensation may be artificial. Yet, neurologist Ramachandran’s work with those with phantom pain from limbs that were no longer there, has shown how pain is actually an...
