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by Ron Eslinger During his years as a cancer surgeon, Dr. Herb Siegel realized he saw only the disease, and never saw the patient. Now Dr. Siegel does more talking than he does surgery, teaching cancer patients how to think and how to view themselves. He uses hypnosis in the form of guided imagery [...] The Limbic System and the Body The Hypothalamus, also a part of the Limbic System, is concerned with homeostasis of the body (homeostasis is maintaining the body at a baseline). The Hypothalamus regulates blood pressure, heart rate, hunger, thirst, sexual desire, the sleep cycle, and body temperature. Injury to the Hypothalamus [...] The Limbic System and the Body The Hypothalamus, also a part of the Limbic System, is concerned with homeostasis of the body (homeostasis is maintaining the body at a baseline). The Hypothalamus regulates blood pressure, heart rate, hunger, thirst, sexual desire, the sleep cycle, and body temperature. Injury to the Hypothalamus [...] The Limbic System and the Body The Hypothalamus, also a part of the Limbic System, is concerned with homeostasis of the body (homeostasis is maintaining the body at a baseline). The Hypothalamus regulates blood pressure, heart rate, hunger, thirst, sexual desire, the sleep cycle, and body temperature. Injury to the Hypothalamus [...] Ron Eslinger The Amygdala deals with reward and fear acting as a filter for external events. Its responses are based on perceptions learned from past events. The Amygdala is protective and prone to signaling danger. You may have experienced a response from the Amygdala, when you experience a frightening event real or imagined that resulted [...] The Limbic System and Stress Medically speaking, the human body is made up of four significant vital signs. They are heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, and respiratory rate. A fifth vital sign was introduced in 2000. The fifth vital sign is pain. As with other vital signs, pain impacts a number [...] Part 3 of this series Hypnosis The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, conducts and supports medical research throughout the nation. The NIH defines hypnosis as a traditional psychological intervention; therefore it is not listed as an alternative therapy. The word hypnosis is from [...] The Challenge of Individual Pain Management This posting explores how hypnosis is used effectively for the relief of chronic pain and pain management. The pain experience is multifactorial, affecting individuals physically, psychologically, sociologically, and spiritually. Through the exploration of pain and its many facets, I touch on the basic principles behind why hypnosis is effective. [...] Modern Hypnosis and Its Benefit for Pain Management Rethinking Hypnosis – A Great Tool Clinical hypnosis has been my professional focus for more than a quarter-century. Even though I am a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and have held executive positions both as a nurse and a hospital executive director there is no treatment tool I know of [...] |
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