Category Archives: Pain Relief-Muscle Relaxers

The first pain clinic was established at the University of Washington, Seattle around 30 years ago by anaesthetist Dr John Bonica. His interest came from his own experiences during the Second World War when the Pacific conflict regularly filled the … Continue reading →

Acupuncture can do a tremendous job for thousands of pain sufferers. Jack’s facial pain Jack, a 58-year-old retired textile mechanic had been referred by his treating physician because of constant and severe facial pain. This had been present for six … Continue reading →

A hypnotisability scale consists of a set of suggestions given to the subject in a standard way to test whether certain things occur which are said to prove whether hypnosis exists. For example, those wishing to be hypnotised are commonly … Continue reading →

Acupuncture is a 5000-year-old art which originated in central Asia. In the early 1970s, acupuncture became popular in the Western world after President Nixon’s first visit to China. However, acupuncture had been used in the Western world some 400 years … Continue reading →