Are you using the Power?

Posted At : 7/8/08 9:29 AM | Posted By : Michael Ellner
Related Categories: Mind/Body Healing

Today's Blog is a must read for therapists and health care professionals of all persuasions.

Fasten your seat belt -- A recently published study demonstrated that the "benefit" of performance enhancing drugs is all in the mind! It's really true! The placebo out-performed the hormones. And when you factor in the earlier study by Dr David Marchant visualization can actually boost muscle strength and help in their recovery.

I know, I know, the implications are mind-blowing - especially if you are in the healing arts. It's just another reminder for therapists, nurses, and other health care providers: Using the power of your patient's minds is medicinal and easy to do and evidence based.

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Interesting stuff, Mike! A colleague of mine just came back from a seminar in Vermont, and brought back a lot of ideas from a hypnotherapist, Paul Volpe, who works with athletes who are allergic to pain medication. Some of the techniques show some real promise to my field, since my practice works with quite a few athletes.

Do you have a website I could refer clients to who are interested?

# Posted By Daryl Karn PT | 7/9/08 10:02 AM

Hi Daryl,

Please refer clients to:
www.ellner.info
www.quantumfocusing.com

# Posted By Michael Ellner | 7/9/08 10:16 AM

Seriously fascinating. I only wish a placebo could help my golf game.

# Posted By Amanda Mobley | 7/23/08 5:18 PM

Hi Amanda-

Self-hypnosis, also called guided imagery can actually improve your golf game and it is very easy to do.

Think of it as a Power Day-dream and model the grip, stroke and movements of a perfect drive, putt, and hole in one. Mentally rehearsing every thing that you want to happen exactly the way you want it to happen will improve your game.

I highly recommend renting the Will Smith movie "The Legend of Bagger Vance" -- They use imagery to win the big golf match in the movie...

# Posted By Michael Ellner | 7/23/08 5:58 PM

Hi Michael,

This is interesting. I've heard of this before.

There's probably so much more to learn about the mind.

Thanks for posting.

# Posted By Marnee Brick | 7/24/08 11:24 AM

We have a local hypnosis center that does offer a program to help ones golf game. I have always wondered if it would work. I also wonder if there are any hypnosis places nationally that help with dealing with post tramatic stress.

# Posted By Amanda Mobley | 7/30/08 8:07 PM

Founded in 1986, the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association (IMDHA) is dedicated to providing the Medical Community and public with referrals to highly competent Certified Hypnosis Professionals who specialize in assisting people with a wide range of health related concerns.

We are dedicated to promoting greater acceptance of hypnosis as a complementary protocol with broad medical and health related applications.

We are committed to elevating the standards of hypnotic practice and are developing educational programs to do so. We are participating in PAINWeek-2008 with the goal of helping frontline pain specialists add hypnosis to their treatment anthology.

www.imdha.com

# Posted By Michael Ellner | 7/31/08 12:53 PM

Hello Michael
Wow! and no wonder my rehab clients come back time and again for a relaxation session and have huge smiles on their faces....scary thought.

# Posted By Merle | 7/31/08 2:41 PM

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