Tim Brunson DCH

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How southern New England became magnetic north: the acceptance of animal magnetism.

Posted At : May 21, 2008 9:26 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Charles Poyen's lecture tour introducing animal magnetism to America has been described as triumphant (Forrest, 2000), but according to Poyen's own account (1837/1982) the beginning of his tour, devoted to northern New England, was anything but successful. Poyen success did not begin until he partnered with Cynthia Gleason, a talented hypnotic subject, from Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The subsequent lectures and demonstrations by Poyen and Gleason generated the interest that Poyen had been seeking. Rhode Island appears to have developed a much more accepting attitude toward animal magnetism than the rest of New England as indicated by the wide use of magnetism in the Providence area even after Poyen had the left the United States. In this article, I examine the roles played by Cynthia Gleason as well as Thomas H. Webb, M.D., the editor of the Providence Daily Journal and Dr. Francis Wayland, the president of Brown University, and George Capron, M.D., in furthering the acceptance of magnetism in America.

Hist Psychol. 2007 Aug;10(3):231-48. Quinn SO. Department of Psychology, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI 02804, USA. sheila.quinn@salve.edu

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Role of massage therapy in cancer care.

Posted At : May 21, 2008 3:13 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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The care of patients with cancer not only involves dealing with its symptoms but also with complicated information and uncertainty; isolation; and fear of disease progression, disease recurrence, and death. Patients whose treatments require them to go without human contact can find a lack of touch to be an especially distressing factor. Massage therapy is often used to address these patients' need for human contact, and findings support the positive value of massage in cancer care. Several reviews of the scientific literature have attributed numerous positive effects to massage, including improvements in the quality of patients' relaxation, sleep, and immune system responses and in the relief of their fatigue, pain, anxiety, and nausea. On the basis of these reviews, some large cancer centers in the United States have started to integrate massage therapy into conventional settings. In this paper, we recognize the importance of touch, review findings regarding massage for cancer patients, describe the massage therapy program in one of these centers, and outline future challenges and implications for the effective integration of massage therapy in large and small cancer centers.

J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Mar;14(2):209-14. Russell NC, Sumler SS, Beinhorn CM, Frenkel MA. Integrative Medicine Program, Unit 145, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

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Tim Brunson DCH

Posted At : May 21, 2008 1:38 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Tim Brunson DCH is a doctor of clinical hypnotherapy, clinician, author, and a sought-after professional speaker. As a contemporary futurist Tim is regarded as one of the most innovative mind/body thinkers available today. Although his interests have led him to study the esoteric arts found in twenty centuries old transformational theories, his extensive review of modern research which spans topics such as Energy Medicine and Energy Psychology, hypnosis, NLP, Reiki, neurology, and quantum physics give him a unique perspective of what is to come. Over the years he has been active with several organizations involving medical doctors and psychologists as well as those promoting the study of humanistic psychology and subtle energies. Among his many teachers he includes Ernest Rossi, Ph.D., Daniel Amen, MD, Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D., and the Tibetan Dalai Lama. Additionally, he continues to develop the fields and theories of Advanced Neuro-Noetic Hypnosis and the Unified Transformation Theory. He is also the founder of The International Hypnosis Research Institute. His unique, content-rich presentations entertain and transform audiences ranging from medical professionals to business leaders.

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