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Can Fam Physician
Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2007, pp.823 - 825
Copyright © 2007 by The College of Family Physicians of Canada
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Pediatric Pearls

Hypnosis for treatment of pain in children

Alex L. Rogovik, MD PhD and Ran D. Goldman, MD
Pediatric Pearls is produced by the Pediatric Research in Emergency Therapeutics (PRETx) program at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ont. Dr Rogovik is Assistant Director and Dr Goldman is Director of the PRETx program. The mission of the PRETx program is to promote child health through evidence-based research in therapeutics in pediatric emergency medicine

QUESTION Many children suffer from chronic and painful illnesses. Hypnosis was found to be effective for analgesia in adults. Is it effective for managing pain in children?

ANSWER Children can be easier to hypnotize than adults. Studies have shown clinical hypnosis and self-hypnosis to be effective as adjunct treatments for children in pain. Examples include painful medical procedures, such as bone marrow aspiration and lumbar puncture in pediatric cancer patients, postoperative pain and anxiety in children undergoing surgery, and chronic headache.






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