Hypnopuncture

Acupuncture and hypnosis have each been found to be helpful for pain relief. Each have reportedly been used alone as the only anesthetic for surgery (as we can see here and here).^1,2  Hypnopuncture combines these two treatments to target even better results.

Pain is defined as an unpleasant SENSORY and EMOTIONAL experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage…

Hypnopuncture combines the efficacy of hypnosis with efficacy of acupuncture for a mind-body therapy which works on the sensory and emotional components of pain simultaneously.

• 1.Am J Clin Hypn. 2008 Oct;51(2):101-21. Hypnosis as sole anesthesia for major surgeries: Historical & contemporary perspectives. Hammond DC
• 2. Acupuncture Goes Mainstream (Almost), August 16, 1998, issue of Parade.