Hypnosis is a safe, effective, and inexpensive technique that could be used in place of anesthesia during dental procedures, according to a clinical report published on July 28 in the Journal of the ...

In a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, hypnosis could be used as a replacement for anesthesia in brain surgeries. 1. Two early incidents of hypnosis use in place of ...

If a doctor asked you if you'd be willing to be hypnotized rather than be put under with general anesthesia would you be willing to give it a try? It might sound really unusual but it in fact a real ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A new clinical study at MD Anderson Cancer Center is using hypnosedation as a replacement for general anesthesia on early stage breast cancer patients. Patients would still ...

Just imagine that the whirring noise—from drills and saws cutting into your skull—is the gentle engine-hum of a motorboat, gliding past your canoe as you float in a tranquil lake. Those may be some of ...

Bob Dick recently toughed his way through a 90-minute total knee replacement without the aid of anesthesia, choosing to stay awake through the chisel and the buzz of the electric saw. When he reached ...

When renowned surgeon John Collins Warren announced to an enraptured audience that the use of anesthesia was “no humbug” in the first-ever public demonstration of the technique, 170 years ago, he was ...

Bob Dick recently toughed his way through a 90-minute total knee replacement without the aid of anesthesia, choosing to stay awake through the chisel and the buzz of the electric saw. When he reached ...

When you think about hypnosis, what do you visualize? For many, it’s a clock-swinging magician or a comedy act that forces an unwitting volunteer to make embarrassing public admissions on stage. But ...

The Brain itself does not feel pain unlike other organs and having the patient awake and not sedated is very helpful in ensuring minimal brain disruption during surgery. I remember reading a number of ...