Self Mastery Hypnotherapy

Practitioner: Kim Bothwell

By Dan Le and Matt OConnor
 Introduction

Dan Le: Matt OConnor:

Nutrition Major (3rd Year) Nutrition Major (1st Year)
Registered Dietitian FSN Sales Manager
or Functional Medicine
Physician Assistant *Toxicology
@
VA
or
Military (worst case scenario)
 Objective

Self Mastery Hypnotherapy

Kim Bothwell
1150 Grove Street, San Luis Obispo
Why chosen?
 Our Visit to Banyan Tree
Healing Center
Interview
Kims background
How it works
Introductory hypnosis session
Matts experience
Dans experience
 Subconscious
Eating Subconscious
- learn how - learn
-master
- master
-double task
- double task
(eat on the go)

*Habit- when an action becomes regular, becomes

automatic for efficiency
 Hypnotherapy
What is it?
-Guided relaxation -> Trance
How does it work?
-Suggestion therapy
-Analysis

What its not:

-Mind control, brainwashing
Drawbacks:
-False memories
 Pain
2 types:

neuropathic: resultant from dysfunctional or

damaged nerves
(sci, transition zone, and radicular pains)

nonneuropathic: resultant from other

dysfunctional or damaged physical
structures (ex: muscle, skin, bones)
(visceral, mechanical spine, and overuse
 Disease Overview:
Osteoarthritis (degenerative)
What is it?
Risk Factors
Causes
Diagnosis
Progression
Occurrences
 Pain Treatments

-Tylenol, Aspirin
Acetaminophen and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory
drugs reduce swelling and increase pain threshold

Vicodin
-
Reduces Pain signals sent to CNS and bodys pain
response reduced

-Electrical stimulation

-Surgery
Mechanism of Treatment:
Hypnotherapy
- Self mastery with hypnotherapist
*suggestions:
happiness
pain control
ignore pain
- Parasympathetic nerves stimulated
*ex: stomach when breathing, close eyes
*rest sympathetic nerves (lung breathing)
 Hypnotherapy-Study

-hypnosis and neuropathic pain

-other benefits not statistically significant

- general patient satisfaction

(only 1 dissatisfied)
 Primary Research Evaluation
Title: Differential effectiveness of psychological
interventions for reducing osteoarthritis pain: a
comparison of Erickson hypnosis and Jacobson
relaxation
Question: Does hypnosis and relaxation reduce pain in
OA patients?
Independent variable: Subjects randomly assigned to
receive hypnosis, relaxation, or neither.
Dependent variable: Pain
 Primary Research Evaluation

Limitations:
limited # of patients (36)
unable to record at home hypnosis and relaxation
used 2 different relaxation procedures Jacobson
relaxation and hypnosis (shorter)
Should you get hypnotherapy?
 Learn by Doing and Being

Learn by Doing: To use interdisciplinary

focuses to learn about the world around us
and apply it to the curriculum being covered
in a complete and innovative manner.

Learn by Being: To seek and practice

methods to incorporate these learned
concepts into daily life.
 Links/References
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoHwqE1mB9E
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/issues/spring11/articles/spring11pg5-6.html
http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/tc/chronic-pain-medications
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2730649/
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1053/eujp.2001.0263/pdf
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/755348_2
http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/11888223
http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_03/i_03_m/i_03_m_par/i_03_m_par_heroine.html