Hypnosis in the management of persistent idiopathic orofacial pain – Clinical and psychosocial findings

Abrahamsen, Randi; Baad-Hansen, Lene; Svensson, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.pain.2007.06.013

Hypnosis in the management of persistent idiopathic orofacial pain – Clinical and psychosocial findings

This controlled and patient blinded study tested the effect of hypnosis on persistent idiopathic orofacial pain (PIOP) in terms of clinical and psychosocial findings. Forty-one PIOP were randomized to active hypnotic intervention or simple relaxation as control for five individual 1-h sessions. P…