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Hypnosis with Focal Dystonia  

Q: Oz, I am a Hypnotherapist and have a new client with focal dystonia, localized in the 3rd and 4th finger of the right hand. She is a piano teacher and previous performer. She no longer performs and has been seeking help for years with traditional/alternative treatments and approaches with no relief. Do you have any experience with dystonia and the application of hypnosis? I have several ideas and am interested in your suggestions. Thank you. --Anonymous




A: Well what you want to consider is the psychological etiology of the illness or dis-ease. And that may vary from person to person and illness to illness. Someone with focal dystonia in their hand and being a musician, I would begin to wonder how much fear is involved while performing, not consciously, but rather unconsciously.


I would first take an opportunity to see her while she is actually playing or even attempting to play and with good acuity, you should be able to see where the tension is kept. In some people it will be the back, the shoulder, the elbow, or right in the hands.


I would begin by putting her into trance and begin speaking to the part that holds the tension, and work with that part until it is ready to release. Then I would move directly to the 3rd and 4th finger and discover what lies behind that. If it is fear, work with it, and release it. If it is a sense of needing control or a rebelling against too much control, work with that until she can release it.


Then I would work at opening up the chakras in the fingers, the palm, the wrist, elbow, and shoulder of each arm. This way the body can begin to allow the energy to flow freely to all the extremities.


I would then access the pineal and release any of the decisions and beliefs that have held that illness in place. You may even want to access the basal ganglia and de-semanticize it.


Now some of this may seem odd or you may not have a model for it, but since you asked and have been to the website, you may already know I integrate lots of different models—basically whatever works!


Now this isn't the only course of action, just one I am suggesting with the limited information I have. And all of this can be done in trance and it is easier when you keep the client in mid- or upper- Alpha. This way the client can be involved with the process of releasing anything she no longer needs.


In the next few months, I'll be explaining more of the models I work with on the website to broaden the understanding of those persons interested in their personal evolution.


Thank you for your question!


-Oz





 


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