Hypnosis and Healing

Bill Atkinson-Ball, the founder of the Atkinson-Ball College of Hypnotherapy and HypnoHealing, first used HypnoHealing when he developed osteo-arthritis following multiple injuries sustained in the RAF.  Medical treatment had been unable to help but after using self-hypnosis for a few weeks he became free of pain and was able to resume an active life.

Mind and body together

It is now widely recognised that illness stems not only from physical processes but is also profoundly influenced by one's emotional and psychological state.  The concept of psychosomatic illness is now generally accepted, so why not psychosomatic wellness?

HypnoHealing therefore works on the basis that the mind and body work together.

For example, a doctor may set a broken arm but it is the subconscious mind that orchestrates the combination of bodily processes which allow the bone to knit together and healing to take place.

Once this is understood it is not difficult to see that through hypnosis and hypnotherapy the subconscious mind can be encouraged to concentrate extra effort on an affected area, particularly when we consider that the body is in any event in a constant state of renewal as it replaces worn out cells.

Wound Healing

Research at the Harvard Medical school demonstrated a link between hypnosis and healing of broken ankles.  Those who had hypnosis healed faster than those who did not.  In fact, at six weeks after their fractures they showed the equivalent of eight and a half weeks healing.

Another study at the Medical school revealed similar results after breast surgery.  Those who received hypnotherapy healed faster than those who did not, even though some of these were given supportive psychological attention.

Thought Field Therapy can also help with the healing process. A site which has been damaged can often be 'reversed' and in this situation healing can be delayed. Simply put, your body has a polarity. Overall this can be positive or negative. As a general rule we work better when our polarity is positive. When negative the body is less efficient. Sometimes specific areas can be negative or 'reversed' but this is very easy to correct with TFT.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Research at Manchester University Medical School showed a success rate of about 70% in the treatment of this uncomfortable and sometimes painful condition. "During the hypnotherapy sufferers learn how to influence and gain control of their gut function, and then seem to be able to change the way the brain modulates their gut activity," says the report.  See more on treating IBS with hypnotherapy.

Underlying Issues

It is important to recognize that sometimes there are underlying issues which can prevent a client from improving.  Sometimes it may be stress or a hidden trauma and in others there may even be subconscious reasons to remain unwell such as the extra attention it brings from others (secondary gain).  In these cases, a good hypnotherapist would seek to bring to light such issues and help the client towards a resolution.   Following this the client would be taught self-hypnosis to enable them not only to work on their physical issues but also to help them towards bringing about a positive expectation of good health.