Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Nov 1983
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialHypnosis compared to relaxation in the outpatient management of chronic low back pain.
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) presents a problem of massive dimensions. While inpatient approaches have been evaluated, outpatient treatment programs have received relatively little examination. Hypnosis and relaxation are two powerful techniques amenable to outpatient use. ⋯ Self-Hypnosis subjects reported less time to sleep onset, and physicians rated their use of medication as less problematic after treatment. While both treatments were effective, neither proved superior to the other. The placebo treatment produced nonsignificant improvement.