Abstract

COS PARLAY, Orbis; SEMANAT MARTINEZ, Efrén  and  MOYA HECHAVARRIA, Noelia. Sugestión y cefalea. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2000, vol.16, n.3, pp.161-166. ISSN 0864-0319.

A preliminary comparative study with 756 patients who attended the hypnosis office of Songo-La Maya municipality was carried out during the period comprised between October of 1996 and May of 1998, with the purpose of evaluating the efficacy of suggestion for the treatment of cephalea and estimating its economic value, in contrast to medicated therapy. To this end two groups of 378 members each were formed, who were treated with one and the other method, respectively. The data were compiled in a survey form prepaed for this reason and they were processed through computerized means. The patients of 21-40 years old and the female sex preveiled; among the diseases diagnosed stress was predominant, follwed by migraine and common catarrh. It is concluded that sugestion was effective to relieve this type of pain and a remarkable saving was obtained on account of drugs, upon requering nothing else than the power of words to unchain its action.

Keywords : CEPHALEA [therapy]; HYPNOSIS [methods].

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