In Parts 1, 2, and 3 of our series, we covered the foundational principles of NLP and hypnotherapy, their application in sports performance, and the long-term benefits experienced by young athletes. In this final installment, we will provide practical tips and exercises for parents and coaches to support the mental training of children and teenagers using NLP and hypnotherapy and answer some important and valid frequently asked questions about the therapies. These strategies will help reinforce the techniques learned during sessions and create a supportive environment for continuous improvement and confidence building.
Read moreSeries (5 part) on Hypnotherapy, Hypnosis, NLP for TMJ pain and connected issues. Article 5 of 5 re the connection between fear, trauma, and TMJ disorder.
Emotional factors such as anxiety, fear, anger, and trauma, all play a significant role in the causes of TMJ disorders. This is mostly due to the fact that they may cause muscular tension in the jaw, and involuntary grinding of the teeth.
The excessive clenching of the jaw muscles, and the sliding from side to side of the joint, will cause pain which may radiate to the neck, or the surrounding muscles and tissues. This often creates various symptoms which can make a TMJ disorder sometimes difficult to diagnose.
Read moreSeries (5 part) on Hypnosis, NLP, Hypnotherapy, for TMJ pain and connected issues. Article 3 of 5 re Stress and Anxiety.
Because of the common link between stress and teeth grinding, it is easy to develop a TMJ disorder as a result. This may not happen immediately, but as time goes by, and the symptoms of anxiety are not relieved, the condition may continue unabated. Restless sleep, induced by stress, can cause you to unconsciously grind your teeth and clench your jaw. The constant wear and tear can put your jaw out of alignment and cause chronic neck pain, as well acute muscle strain.
Read moreHOW NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING AND HYPNOSIS CAN RESOLVE THE SYMPTOMS OF TENSION MYOSITIS SYNDROME
Many are constantly battling with back pain that conventional medical interventions of drugs and surgery cannot resolve permanently. These interventions scarcely work because, contrary to popular opinion, pain is not always a manifestation of physical injury or structural abnormalities. When you feel pain, especially in the upper and lower back regions, though you should consider conventional interventions, they should however not always be your first option because pain syndromes involving the back many times have psychological bases - the explanation for this led to the coinage of the term Tension Myositis Syndrome.
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