Although hypnosis can help with a number of medical conditions, it doesn't work for everything. Paula Connelly/iStock via Getty Images Plus We’ve all seen it, typically on television or on stage: A ...

For many people, hypnosis is best known as a party trick or a bit of entertainment: A hypnotist on stage asks for a volunteer who undergoes hypnosis, then, at a snap of the hypnotist’s fingers, the ...

Writing for The Conversation, David Acunzo, an assistant professor in the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, examines when and why hypnosis may be used ...

While some people may be skeptical of hypnosis, experts say it’s a legitimate therapy that can help with a range of physical and mental challenges — including, possibly, alcohol use disorder. Clinical ...

Hypnosis can significantly improve patients' tolerance of masks to help them breathe when they are suffering from acute ...

When I work with clients and students who are new to hypnotherapy, they often arrive with fixed ideas about what hypnosis is. Sometimes these ideas are shaped by seeing hypnotic stage shows, where ...

Most of us have experienced shortness of breath with vigorous exercise, which improves rapidly with rest. A sensation of shortness of breath can occur for many other reasons as well, including poor ...

Hypnosis can significantly improve patients' tolerance of masks to help them breathe when they are suffering from acute ...