Hypnosis for Burn Injury
Hypnosis is not only effective for the pain, but when hypnotic
anesthesia and feelings of coolness are created in the first few hours after a
significant burn, it appears that it also reduces inflammation and
promotes healing. ÒWe believe that a second degree burn can often be kept
from going third degree if hypnosis is used soon after the injury.Ó
The astounding research done by Dabney Ewin, MD with burn patients
exemplifies how the body can change or alter a catastrophic event. No matter how
devastating a burn is, it begins as a 2nd degree burn. It becomes a 3rd degree
burn when the body begins a process of trying to cool it down by flooding it
with fluids. With the use of hypnosis upon admission to the hospital, the body
can be tricked into believing that the burn site is perfectly cool and, thus,
the body will not flood it with fluids. The burn remains more easily treatable
that heals much more rapidly with much less scarring. Burns that would normally take 16 weeks to heal, take only 6
weeks with hypnosis.
Dr. Dabney Ewin, M.D., a physician with the Occupational Health
Center in New Orleans, and President of the American Society of Clinical
Hypnosis, is one of the world's most respected researchers in the use of
hypnosis for burn victims. Dr. Ewin shortens the healing time of his burn
patients by up to 2/3 the normal period.