Hypnosis is a valuable clinical intervention in the treatment of a wide variety of psychological and medical problems, helping to improve the quality of life for many patients.The purpose of this study was to document the therapeutical value and efficacy of metaphorical language in hypnotic suggestion to treat joint pain in a patient diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis for thirty-five years. The therapeutic process was spaced over seven weekly sessions. After treatment we observed a significant reduction in pain, result that was maintained during follow-up. Additionally, levels of anxiety and depression also saw a clinically significant decrease.
La hipnosis es una intervención clínica valiosa en el tratamiento de una amplia variedad de problemas psicológicos y médicos, ayudando a la mejora de la calidad de vida de muchos pacientes. El propósito de este trabajo fue documentar el valor y la eficacia terapéutica del lenguaje metafórico en las sugestiones hipnóticas para tratar el dolor articular en una paciente diagnosticada de artritis reumatoide de treinta y cinco años. El proceso terapéutico se desarrolla a lo largo de siete sesiones espaciadas semanalmente. Al finalizar el tratamiento se pudo observar una importante caída del dolor, resultados que se mantuvieron a lo largo del seguimiento. Adicionalmente, también disminuyeron de manera clínicamente significativa los niveles de ansiedad y depresión.
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