Remission Of Intractable Asthma In A Child During Psychotherapy Of The Mother

Abstract

Asthmatic crises in children have been successfully treated by manual stimulation of the acupuncture points in combination with hypnosis. With this treatment, it is possible to alleviate respiratory distress; nasal breathing returns and the bodily defenses against disease are restored. Detailed descriptions of the relaxation techniques used to induce hypnosis and the location and methods of stimulation of the acupuncture and reflex points are presented. The author advocates the use of hypnosis and manipulation of the acupuncture points as complementary techniques for the treatment of asthmatic crises, and reports that with the use of these techniques, elimination of asthmatic crises was achieved in 95% of the cases studied.