ARE YOU STRESSED BEFORE A PROCEDURE?

With any surgical procedure, questions are common. 

A month before, the evening before, the stress is present and with it the risk of seeing the sensation of pain increase. 

Should it be eliminated to minimize anxiety? Yes, but how?

Relaxation methods induce an altered state of consciousness. This particular state of nervous system function, which is natural, is accompanied by a physical state corresponding to the recovery phase of the stress reaction. 

With relaxation, we aim to limit the harmful effects of pain on the body as a stress agent. 

Such a state of relaxation can be achieved in many ways (massage, hot baths, muscle relaxation, Schütz self-training, meditation, etc.), but two techniques in particular are used in the overall management of pain: sophrology and hypnosis...