Hypnotic Techniques Used for Pain ControlHypnosis facilitates alteration of the subjective
experience of pain.[28] The techniques most often employed involve physical relaxation coupled with
imagery that provides a substitute focus of attention for the painful sensation. Patients can be taught to
develop a comfortable floating sensation, and highly hypnotizable individuals may simply imagine
receiving an injection of a local anesthetic in the affected area, producing a sense of tingling numbness.