Hypnosis Prevents the Cardiovascular Response to Cold Pressor Test

@article{Casiglia2007HypnosisPT,
  title={Hypnosis Prevents the Cardiovascular Response to Cold Pressor Test},
  author={Edoardo Casiglia and Laura Schiavon and Val{\'e}rie Tikhonoff and Hilda Haxhi Nasto and Mariafrancesca Azzi and Panagiota Rempelou and Margherita Giacomello and Monica Bolzon and Anna Bascelli and Roberta Scarpa and Antonio Maria Lapenta and Augusto M. Rossi},
  journal={American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis},
  year={2007},
  volume={49},
  pages={255 - 266}
}
Abstract To highlight the effects of hypnotic focused analgesia (HFA), 20 healthy participants underwent a cold pressor test (CPT) in waking basal conditions (WBC) by keeping the right hand in icy water until tolerable (pain tolerance); subjective pain was quantified by visual scale immediately before extracting the hand from water. The test was then repeated while the participants were under hypnosis and underwent HFA suggestions. Cardiovascular parameters were continuously monitored. Pain… 
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