NOVEMBER 2002, VOLUME 30, NUMBER 2, Abstract 2
Hypnosis in the Treatment of Chronic Pain: An Ecosystemic Approach
Catherine Cosser, Psychologist
Pain is easily one of the most common health problems today. According to Bishop (1994), up to 80% of all visits to physicians involve pain-related complaints. This paper illustrates the use of hypnosis in the treatment of chronic low back pain. The use of hypnosis is described in terms of ecosystemic thinking and three case studies are used to illustrate this approach. The data from the case histories suggest that this way of thinking could lead to new possibilities for the application of hypnosis in the treatment of chronic low back pain.