A Comparison of Self-hypnosis Versus Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Chronic Pain

Overview

Journal Int J Clin Exp Hypn

Publisher Routledge

Specialties Pharmacology
Psychology

Date 2009 Feb 24

PMID 19234967

Citations 33

Authors

Mark P Jensen

Joseph Barber

Joan M Romano

Ivan R Molton

Katherine A Raichle

Travis L Osborne

Joyce M Engel

Brenda L Stoelb

George H Kraft

David R Patterson

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Abstract

Twenty-two patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and chronic pain we recruited into a quasi-experimental trial comparing the effects of self-hypnosis training (HYP) with progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on pain intensity and pain interference; 8 received HYP and the remaining 14 participants were randomly assigned to receive either HYP or PMR. HYP-condition participants reported significantly greater pre- to postsession as well as pre- to posttreatment decreases in pain and pain interference than PMR-condition participants, and gains were maintained at 3-month follow-up. Most of the participants in both conditions reported that they continued to use the skills they learned in treatment and experienced pain relief when they did so. General hypnotizability was not significantly related to treatment outcome, but treatment-outcome expectancy assessed before and after the first session was. The results support the efficacy of self-hypnosis training for the management of chronic pain in persons with MS.

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