Tim Brunson DCH

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Effects of Relaxation and Stress on the Capsaicin-Induced Local Inflammatory Response

Posted At : January 14, 2007 5:37 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Researchers at the University of Iowa studied how 3 conditions: stress, relaxation and a control condition, can affect an inflammatory response artificially induced by injecting capsaicin, the pungent compound in chili peppers, under the skin. 50 subjects – 28 men and 22 women – were pre-trained in relaxation, using an imagery-based relaxation tape, and then randomized to one of the experimental groups – a 20-minute stress test, a relaxation tape or a video control, followed by a capsaicin injection in the forearm.

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Effectiveness of Hypnosis for Pain Relief During Childbirth

Posted At : January 14, 2007 5:36 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Meta-analysis by investigators at the Department of Women's Anaesthesia of Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide, Australia, looked at evidence regarding the effects of hypnosis for pain relief during childbirth.

Medline, Embase, Pubmed, and the Cochrane library 2004.1 were searched for clinical trials where hypnosis during pregnancy and childbirth was compared with a non-hypnosis intervention, no treatment or a placebo.

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Meta-Analysis Shows Hypnosis Appears Promising at Improving Pain Scores for Women in Labor

Posted At : January 14, 2007 5:34 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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A recent meta-analysis by the Department of Women's Anaesthesia of Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia looked at the effects of hypnosis for pain relief during childbirth. Embase, Pubmed, and the Cochrane library 2004.1 were searched for clinical trials where hypnosis during pregnancy and childbirth was compared with a non-hypnosis intervention, no treatment or placebo. There were no language restrictions.

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