choose a medical condition that interests you and research it, and how hypnosis could help
Choose a medical condition that interests you and research it. Write about the possible use of hypnosis in the treatment of the condition as you see them.
In this essay I will be looking into lower back conditions, and investigating both the physical and psychological aspects of this condition, and then considering the role that hypnosis could play in the treatment of this back pain.
I chose this condition as this is very close to my heart as I have recently been off work for over 3 weeks with a lower back spasm.
The lower back is an intricate structure of interconnected and overlapping elements:
Tendons and muscles and other soft tissues
Highly sensitive nerves and nerve roots that travel from the lower back down into the legs and feet
Small and complex joints
Spinal discs with their gelatinous inner cores.
An irritation or problem with any of these structures can cause lower back pain and/or pain that radiates or is referred to other parts of the body. Pain from resultant lower back muscle spasms can be severe, and pain from a number of syndromes can become chronic.
While lower back pain is extremely common, the symptoms and severity of lower back pain vary greatly. A simple lower back muscle strain might be excruciating enough to necessitate an emergency room visit, while a degenerating disc cause only mild, intermittent discomfort.
Identifying the symptoms, along with an accurate diagnosis of the underlying cause of the pain, is the first step in obtaining effective pain relief.1
A lot of lower back pain is caused by damage to the muscles and/or ligaments in the low back. While a muscle strain doesn’t sound like a serious injury, the resulting lower back pain can be extremely painful and can be the cause of many visits to A&E a year.
There are two common types of lower back strain:
A muscle strain happens when the muscle is over-stretched or torn, resulting in pulled muscle
A lumbar sprain happens when ligaments are stretched too far or torn.
For
In this essay I will be looking into lower back conditions, and investigating both the physical and psychological aspects of this condition, and then considering the role that hypnosis could play in the treatment of this back pain.
I chose this condition as this is very close to my heart as I have recently been off work for over 3 weeks with a lower back spasm.
The lower back is an intricate structure of interconnected and overlapping elements:
Tendons and muscles and other soft tissues
Highly sensitive nerves and nerve roots that travel from the lower back down into the legs and feet
Small and complex joints
Spinal discs with their gelatinous inner cores.
An irritation or problem with any of these structures can cause lower back pain and/or pain that radiates or is referred to other parts of the body. Pain from resultant lower back muscle spasms can be severe, and pain from a number of syndromes can become chronic.
While lower back pain is extremely common, the symptoms and severity of lower back pain vary greatly. A simple lower back muscle strain might be excruciating enough to necessitate an emergency room visit, while a degenerating disc cause only mild, intermittent discomfort.
Identifying the symptoms, along with an accurate diagnosis of the underlying cause of the pain, is the first step in obtaining effective pain relief.1
A lot of lower back pain is caused by damage to the muscles and/or ligaments in the low back. While a muscle strain doesn’t sound like a serious injury, the resulting lower back pain can be extremely painful and can be the cause of many visits to A&E a year.
There are two common types of lower back strain:
A muscle strain happens when the muscle is over-stretched or torn, resulting in pulled muscle
A lumbar sprain happens when ligaments are stretched too far or torn.
For
Bibliography: 1 www.spinehealth.com 2 Hypnosis for Change – Josie Hadley ad Carol Staudacher – page 143