PubMed · 2007 · 44 citations · 14 references
MedicinePediatricsSurgeryPain ManagementPain MedicinePediatric Pain ManagementAnalgesiaHypnotic TherapyPain ControlPain EducationPediatric PainProcedural Pain ManagementAnalgesia In PediatricsChronic HeadacheHypnosis For PainHypnosis For Procedural PainPain Control In ChildrenPediatric HypnosisPediatric Postoperative PainPostoperative Cancer Pain
QUESTION: Many children suffer from chronic and painful illnesses. Hypnosis was found to be effective for analgesia in adults. Is it effective for managing pain in children? ANSWER: Children can be easier to hypnotize than adults. Studies have shown clinical hypnosis and self-hypnosis to be effective as adjunct treatments for children in pain. Examples include painful medical procedures, such as bone marrow aspiration and lumbar puncture in pediatric cancer patients, postoperative pain and anxiety in children undergoing surgery, and chronic headache.
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