Monthly Webinar - Fibromyalgia
Event Details
Members have free access to this event and will be sent the zoom link via the mailing list.
This monthly webinar takes place between 6 and 7.30pm.
This month we have Antonio Allegretta presenting a process involving hypnotic techniques, CBT and coaching, which he has developed over the last ten years. This approach has successfully treated fibromyalgia with long-term recovery, even when pharmacological treatments have proved ineffective.
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a long-term condition that consists of a pervasive set of unexplained physical symptoms with widespread pain (involving at least 3 of 4 body quadrants and axials) of at least 3 months duration and point tenderness at 9 bilateral locations. Patients with FMS report a set of symptoms, functional limitations, and psychological dysfunctions, including persistent fatigue, sleep disturbance, muscle stiffness, restless legs, headaches, depression and anxiety, and irritable bowel disorders. Patients also report cognitive impairment and general malaise, called “fibro fog.” (Turk, 2009) Current research has shown evident relationships between FMS and stress, PTSD, depressive disorders, attachment disorders or traumas; and EMDR therapy has been shown to be effective in the treatment of patients with FMS (Kavakci, Ö. et alt. 2012).
Antonio will present a detailed process involving hypnotic techniques, CBT and Coaching, explaining its rationale, supporting each step from the scientific literature.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Gain an understanding of how to work with patients with fibromyalgia
Gain an understanding of various techniques such as hypnosis and CBT in the management of fibromyalgia
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He lives and works in Pistoia as a Hypnotherapist where he founded the Istituto Superiore per lo Studio dell’Ipnosi, Mindfulness e Terapie Complementari – Centro Ipnosi per la Donna.
He published a paper: Allegretta A. (2012), Is Fibromyalgia just ‘a matter of Rheumathology?’ The Journal for the NCP, ISSN 1471-6658 and presented a case of Fibromyalgia resistant to chemical treatment but happily sorted out by hypnosis at the FOURTH CLINICAL CHALLENGE IN RHEUMATHOLOGY – La multidisciplinarietà in Reumatologia – Discussione di casi clinici difficili in Pisa (2015).