Investigating Pain Perception During Focused Hypnotic Analgesia: Local and Remote Effects.
The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis May 27, 2026 Amélie Johnson, Clara Bourgy, Marine Dupuis et al.
Hypnosis is increasingly used in clinical contexts to improve pain management and is supported by experimental research, showing reduced pain perception to controlled nociceptive stimuli. This study investigated spatial selectivity of focused hypnotic analgesia (FHA), a technique used to reduce pain in one restricted body part. Series of brief contact heat stimuli were applied randomly to the...